The Ketef Hinnom scrolls, also described as Ketef Hinnom amulets, are the oldest surviving texts currently known from the Hebrew Bible, dated to c. 600 BCE. [2]

They are known as the Ketef Hinnom Scrolls (alternately as the Priestly Blessing Scrolls or Silver Scrolls). In this article, we’ll review the scrolls—their dramatic discovery and curious …

Feb 22, 2024 · In 1979 during the excavation of a late Iron Age (seventh century B.C.E.) tomb at the funerary site of Ketef Hinnom outside of Jerusalem, archaeologist Gabriel Barkay …

The Ketef Hinnom Scrolls are two silver scrolls, inscribed with portions of the well known Priestly Blessing from the Book of Numbers and apparently once used as amulets. Dating back to …

Jun 14, 2025 · The oldest surviving text from the Old Testament can be found on the Ketef Himmon scrolls, two silver amulets in the shape of scrolls which were discovered at the Ketef …

The Ketef Hinnom Silver Scrolls are an artifact that contains what may be the oldest surviving texts from the Hebrew Bible, dating from the First Temple period around the late 7th to early …

Nov 3, 2025 · These two tiny rolled silver amulets, inscribed with a priestly benediction from the Book of Numbers, predate the Babylonian exile and constitute the oldest known fragments of …

Jun 4, 2025 · Discover how the Ketef Hinnom Scrolls—found by accident in 1979—are the oldest biblical texts ever discovered.

Aug 21, 2025 · In 1979, archaeologists uncovered two tiny rolled silver scrolls in a tomb from the First Temple period at Ketef Hinnom, just outside Jerusalem’s Old City. Dating to around 600 …

The two silver scrolls were uncovered in 1979 at Ketef Hinnom, an archaeological site southwest of the Old City of Jerusalem, and were found to contain a variation of the Priestly Blessing, …