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How old is the Isaiah Scroll found in Qumran Cave 1?
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Chapter 49 of the Isaiah Scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls; in the Shrine of the Book, D. Samuel and Jeane H. Gottesman Centre for Biblical Manuscripts, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
The practically complete Isaiah scroll (1QIsaᵃ) discovered in Qumran Cave 1 is dated to approximately 100–75 BCE.1