Qumran (Aerial View)

The Essenes, who are native Jews, are particularly known for their high-minded discipline, and they are a closer-knit community than the others. They…

On the west side of the Dead Sea, but out of range of the noxious exhalations of the coast, is the solitary tribe of the Essenes, which is remarkable beyond all the other tribes in the whole world, as…

Palestinian Syria, too, has not failed to produce high moral excellence. In this country live a considerable part of the very populous nation of the Jews, including as it is said, certain persons…