The manuscript 4Q127 (, TM 69054, LDAB 10345) is one of the

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. It is probably a paraphrase of Exodus according to the

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(LXX) of the biblical

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, found at Qumran (Cave No. 4). The Rahlfs-No. is 802. Palaeographically it dates from the first century BC. Currently the manuscript is housed in the

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Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Description

According to Devorah Dimant, the manuscript "4Q127 is not biblical, but contain some other texts". She also says that "4Q127 was labeled by the editor a paraphrase of Exous. Elsewhere, I have suggested that 4Q127 is, in fact, an apocryphal work with a visionary recapitulation of history". Anthony Meyer states:

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* * * * Skehan, Ulrich, Sanderson 1992. DJD 9: 223–242. 1946 archaeological discoveries 1st-century biblical manuscripts 1st-century BC biblical manuscripts Book of Isaiah Dead Sea Scrolls {{Bible-stub