Also known as Kh. Mird, Kh. Qumran, Goumran, Gumran, City of Salt(?), Ir ha-Melah(?), Secacah(?), Kumran, Mesad, Mesad Hasidim (?), Oumran, Qumeran
Related Websites
See Qumran Caves at BiblePlaces.com for a tour of the places the scrolls were discovered. See also the related sites of the Dead Sea, En Gedi, Masada, Jericho, and the Judean Wilderness.
Qumran (Jewish Virtual Library) An excellent introduction to the site, including some background on the Essenes.
Who Were the Essenes? (Bible History Daily, Jewish Ideas Daily) An introduction to the Essenes.
Artifacts from the Qumran Site (Library of Congress) Wonderful descriptions and photos of archaeological discoveries at Qumran.
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament (Bible History Daily) How do the DSS connect with the New Testament? Do they talk about Jesus? What about His world? This article talks about these things.
Qumran (Tourist Israel) Helpful site for preparing to tour Qumran.
The Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) The site for extensive research on the scrolls. Includes publications, other resources, and a “virtual Qumran tour.”
Shrine of the Book (Israel Museum) A nice explanation of the scrolls including rather extensive information on the Aleppo Codex and links to exploring the scrolls online.
Qumran (The Israeli Mosaic) Contains informative sections on the ruins of Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Dead Sea sect. Links throughout allow for in-depth study.
Qumran (Into His Own) A brief, encyclopedia-type article with multiple links to related words and topics for further study.
Qumran Controversy (archaeology.org) A relatively short article from 1997, discussing the controversy surrounding the assumed Essene authorship of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Qumran: A Day in the Life (tusculum.edu) A fictional story, written about a man whose name was actually mentioned in one of the scrolls, based on details of daily life taken from the scrolls and other relevant sources.
Qumran (Donald D. Binder, SMU) An article focusing on the dwellings of the community at Qumran, including a few images.
Qumran Library (ibiblio) Photos, descriptions, and translations for various scroll fragments, including Psalms, phylactery, Community Rule, Calendrical Document, Enoch, Hosea Commentary, Leviticus, Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, Damascus Document, and War Rule.
In the Qumran Cliffs, an Expedition Digs Up New Dead Sea Scroll Caves (Times of Israel) This 2019 article is accompanied by several videos and discusses some of the most recent finds at the site.
The Qumran Quandry (Jerusalem Post) This article leaves something to be desired in formatting and illustration, but the information is quite interesting and extensive for those interested. Written in 2008, it discusses the academic debate about the presence of women and children, along with other interesting aspects of Qumran.