CategoryPlace / Manuscript Background Location
Modern EquivalentQumran; Dead Sea Scrolls site.
KJV Word TypePlace name / manuscript background term
DefinitionAn ancient Jewish settlement near the Dead Sea where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947, containing some of the oldest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible.
Key Verses"And the wilderness shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose." (Isaiah 35:1) (One of the scrolls contains this verse.)
KJV Usage NoteNot a biblical term in the KJV text; included for historical background related to biblical manuscripts and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Common MisunderstandingQumran is not a biblical place named in the KJV; it is included for manuscript and historical background.
EtymologyNamed after the nearby Wadi Qumran.