Jubilees · Qumran witness · 4Q216 · 4Q Jubᵃ
A separately identified Hebrew Jubilees witness.
Record reviewed 2026-11-05 ·
- Catalogue reference
- 4Q216 · 4Q Jubᵃ
- Institution / route
- Israel Antiquities Authority · catalogue route
- Region / collection context
- Judaean Desert
- Language
- Hebrew
- Physical form
- Parchment fragments
- Translation evidence
- Edition bibliography located; translation extent unchecked
- Access route
- Public archive route
Open the institutional record
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What the record covers
The source catalogue provides manuscript and image routes; it also lists a transcription project and an edition reference.
Edition and translation
VanderKam and Milik 1994, DJD 13, pp. 1–22, as listed by IAA.
The open research question
Verify fragment, column and line coverage against the cited edition. Do not infer a complete physical Book of Jubilees from the manuscript title.
Image and publication rights
Institution-hosted reading route. No image redistribution or new translation licence recorded for Babylon.
Dates and historical context
No numeric date has been assigned in this catalogue. A title, an ancient attribution or an older catalogue entry is insufficient to fix a date for the physical witness.
Dates for a copy or material do not automatically establish the date of composition, the events narrated, or a symbolic cycle.
Carry the reading into Babylon
Begin with the surviving words and the edition’s own uncertainty. Then explore Babylon’s named teaching with the Father and Yeshua at its devotional centre. Every reader keeps their dignity, judgement and freedom to question.
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Learning in the Light
In Babylon, the Father’s light opens perspective, learning and a chosen next step. Your worth remains intact. Every person is sovereign, with dignity, freedom and room to grow.
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