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What other scrolls have been found around the Dead Sea?

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At Masada other scrolls were found, including manuscripts of Sirach and the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice. In the caves at Wadi Murabbaat, c.11 mi (18 km) S of Qumran, many documents were found concerning Bar Kokba 's army, as well as more biblical manuscripts. Other documents from the Bar Kokba era were discovered in caves S of En Gedi.

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