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Jericho

Pliny places an Essene settlement between Jericho and En-Gedi.

31.8710°N 35.4441°E · representative coordinate · Pleiades 687917 ↗

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Which group produced part of the Dead Sea Scrolls is a recent controversy. Pliny locates an Essene settlement between Jericho and En-Gedi, and the scrolls community resembles the Essenes in many respects. Most scholars identify it as Essene, but some argue that it was a branch of the Sadducees.