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Qumran
(ko̵om rän′)
region in NW Jordan, near the Dead Sea: site of the caves in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were found
See Qumran in American Heritage Dictionary 4
An ancient village of Palestine on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank east of Jerusalem. It is noted for the caves in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
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