The Dead Sea Scrolls
The library of Qumran — community rules, end-times battle plans, and the oldest Hebrew Bible manuscripts on earth. The scrolls themselves are ancient and free, but every modern English translation (Vermes, García Martínez, Wise-Abegg-Cook, Charlesworth) is under active copyright and can't legally be reproduced here. Below: the official free digital libraries where you can read the actual manuscripts, and where to go see them in person.
The library of Qumran — community rules, end-times battle plans, and the oldest Hebrew Bible manuscripts on earth. The scrolls themselves are ancient and free, but every modern English translation (Vermes, García Martínez, Wise-Abegg-Cook, Charlesworth) is under active copyright and can't legally be reproduced here. Below: the official free digital libraries where you can read the actual manuscripts, and where to go see them in person.
High-resolution images of every fragment, searchable by scroll.
Full-scroll zoom viewer for the Great Isaiah, Community Rule, War, Temple, and Habakkuk Commentary scrolls.
Where the scrolls are — right now.
A traveling exhibit is in Washington, D.C. through September 2026. The permanent homes are in Jerusalem and Amman.
Museum of the Bible
Nov 22, 2025 – Sep 6, 2026
"Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition" — 200 artifacts and 65 scrolls, in partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority.
400 4th St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Get tickets →Shrine of the Book · Israel Museum
Permanent home of the Great Isaiah Scroll, the Community Rule, the War Scroll, and the Temple Scroll — the largest and best-preserved of the DSS.
Ruppin Rd 11, Jerusalem
Plan a visit →The Jordan Museum
Houses the Copper Scroll (3Q15) and additional Qumran fragments recovered on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea.
Ali Bin Abi Taleb St, Amman
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