Muhammed edh-Dhib

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Muhammed edh-Dhib (Arabic: محمد الذيب)(born 1931) was the young shepherd from the powerful Ta'amireh clans residing in Bethlehem, who discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947. His name means "Muhammed the Wolf."

Several accounts, with slight variations, are available as regards the circumstances leading to the discovery of the Scrolls by Muhammed edh-Dhib. According to one of them, he had thrown a stone into a cave to coerce one of his goats to come out, which had entered the cave. The stone struck one of several pieces of pottery, in which certain scrolls were discovered, which were later on given the name of Dead Sea Scrolls. According to carbon dating and analysis of texts, the scrolls were found to be 2000 years old.

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• The Dead-sea Scrolls - Discovery
• The Discoveries begin