The Ketef Hinnom Silver Scrolls Predate Biblical Manuscripts
Excavated in Jerusalem in 1979, these tiny silver scrolls contain the oldest biblical text ever discovered. Dating to approximately 600 BCE, they include the priestly blessing from Numbers 6:24-26. These miniature scrolls predate the Dead Sea Scrolls by four centuries. Their discovery proves these biblical passages existed much earlier than skeptics claimed. The exact correspondence with later biblical manuscripts demonstrates remarkable textual stability over centuries of transmission.
