The Great Isaiah Scroll, the oldest nearly complete biblical manuscript ever discovered, is being shown in its full seven-meter length at the Israel Museum for the first time since 1968.
Dating to around 125 BCE and unearthed in the Qumran caves in 1947, the scroll contains the Book of Isaiah in a text that closely mirrors today’s Hebrew Bible. It is now presented in a specially designed climate-controlled case, allowing visitors to view every stitched vellum sheet.
President Isaac Herzog inaugurated the exhibition, describing the artifact as a testament to Jewish continuity spanning more than two millennia. The exhibit runs through early June as part of the museum’s 60th anniversary events.
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