1947 The Dead Sea Scrolls were first Discovered in **1947** by Bedouin Shepherds in a Cave near Khirbet Qumran on the Northwestern Shore of the Dead Sea

 

**1947**

The Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered in **1947** by Bedouin shepherds in a cave near Khirbet Qumran on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea.

While additional scrolls were found through 1956, the initial and most famous discovery year is universally recognized as **1947**.

This is the year cited by the Israel Museum, the official Dead Sea Scrolls project, Britannica, and the Library of Congress.

Author: ShaliOCK RuOCK REISS

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