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Qumran

Tours of Israel often direct visitors to some of the most important sites in relation to the Christian faith. Qumran is one of those sites as it is the location where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Looking over the Dead Sea and located right on the edge of the Judean Wilderness, visitors can see rooms where scribes likely sat copying scrolls, a dining hall, a ritual bath and more. Qumran attracts so many visitors that a visitor center has been built which was designed in the fashion of Qumran's original buildings and a fabulous film has been created that goes over the history of Qumran.