A New Jerusalem
2nd Century BCE–1st Century CE
Fragment 6
1[ . . . ] two hundred and eighty cub[its . . .] 2[ . . . th]ese blocks alongside [the] city wall [ . . . ] 3[ . . . ] the south, and half [ . . . ] 4[ . . . ] the blocks [ . . . ] 5[ . . . ] . . . [ . . . ]
Fragment 7
1[ . . . ] on all the offspring of the children of [ . . . ] 2[ . . . ] . . . who shall eat [ . . . ] 3[ . . . ] for them…
New Jerusalem is a fragmentary text from the Dead Sea Scrolls found at Qumran offering a visionary description of the eschatological city of Jerusalem and the Temple. The following fragments describe parts of the Temple structure, the priestly dues, the showbread, certain sacrifices, the garments of the high priest, and the priestly rotations.
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What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Found in caves in the Judean Desert, the Dead Sea Scrolls preserve the writings of an ancient Jewish sect.
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