LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~50 BC (Mid-to-Late 1st Century BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & DetailsDiscovered in Cave 4 at Qumran, this manuscript of the Book of Exodus dates back to the mid-to-late 1st century BC. Written in Hebrew, it serves as an important witness to the ancient preservation of the biblical text, showing a high degree of continuity with the later standardized Hebrew scriptures. The manuscript is preserved in numerous fragments, which are now housed in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem.
