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The Dead Sea Scrolls: Genesis Apocryphon, treasures of the ancient Essenes (wiki)

The lost treasure of the Israelites: The Temple, the Essenes, and the Copper Scroll

(ESOTERICA) April 4, 2025: Among the Dead Sea Scrolls, a mysterious scroll chiseled into copper details the location of more than 60 treasures of gold, silver, ritual vessels, and more.

Discovered in 1952 and opened in 1955, the Copper Scroll has fired the imaginations of scholars and treasure-hunters alike. But the language of the text is difficult: Strange Greek letters appear, and ancient abbreviations have made the text difficult to decode.

What are the treasures of the Copper Scroll? Where do they come from, the mysterious Essenes or the Jerusalem Temple? Are the treasures still to be found in the hills and deserts around Jericho? Let's explore the 3Q15, the Copper Scroll

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• Shauna Schwartz, Sheldon S., Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly