Exodus 3

Exodus 3:1

"And Moses was feeding the flock of Jothor his father-in-law, the priest of Madiam; and he brought the sheep near to the wilderness, and came to the mount of Choreb."
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4QpaleoGenesis-Exodus l (Scan 1) showing Exodus 3:1 from Late 2nd Century BC – Late 1st Century BC found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
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4QpaleoGenesis-Exodus l (Scan 1)

1 of 34Q11
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~125 BC (Late 2nd Century BC – Late 1st Century BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

An ancient biblical manuscript written in the Paleo-Hebrew script, containing portions of the final verse of Genesis and the book of Exodus. Discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran, this parchment scroll is an important early witness to the Hebrew text of the Pentateuch, dating back to the Hasmonean period.

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4QpaleoGenesis-Exodus l (Scan 2) showing Exodus 3:1 from Late 2nd Century BC – Late 1st Century BC found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
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4QpaleoGenesis-Exodus l (Scan 2)

2 of 34Q11
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~125 BC (Late 2nd Century BC – Late 1st Century BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

An ancient biblical manuscript written in the Paleo-Hebrew script, containing portions of the final verse of Genesis and the book of Exodus. Discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran, this parchment scroll is an important early witness to the Hebrew text of the Pentateuch, dating back to the Hasmonean period.

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Codex Vaticanus showing Exodus 3:1 from Early to Mid-4th Century AD, currently housed at Vatican Library, Vatican City
Codex

Codex Vaticanus

3 of 3B
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 300 (Early to Mid-4th Century AD)
Current LocationVatican Library, Vatican City
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most valuable surviving manuscripts of the complete Greek Bible. It has been securely housed in the Vatican Library since at least the late 15th century and is celebrated for its elegant script written on very high-quality vellum.

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