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Dead Sea Scrolls—The Prized FindThe Watchtower—1991 | April 15
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Also noteworthy is its consistent use of the Tetragrammaton, יהוה, God’s holy name, Jehovah, in Hebrew.
Other Valuable Manuscripts
The divine name also appears in another manuscript from this same cave, now known as Cave 1. In a commentary on the book of Habakkuk, the Tetragrammaton appears four times in paleo-Hebrew letters, an older style that contrasts with the more familiar square Hebrew lettering.—See the footnote to Habakkuk 1:9, Reference Bible.
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Dead Sea Scrolls—Unprecedented TreasureThe Watchtower—1991 | April 15
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The Leviticus manuscript uses IAO, for the Hebrew יהוה, the divine name of God, instead of the Greek Kyʹri·os, “Lord.”a
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Dead Sea Scrolls—Unprecedented TreasureThe Watchtower—1991 | April 15
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It dates from the first half of the first century C.E. and contains parts of 41 psalms. The Tetragrammaton is written some 105 times in ancient paleo-Hebrew characters, making it stand out amid the square Hebrew script of the context.
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Dead Sea Scrolls—Unprecedented TreasureThe Watchtower—1991 | April 15
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a See the Reference Bible, Appendix 1C (5) and the footnote to Leviticus 3:12, where this manuscript is identified as 4Q LXX Levb.
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