across centuries and continents were reunited for the first time in a
joint display Friday, thanks to an accidental discovery that is
helping illuminate a dark period in the history of the Hebrew Bible.
The 1,300-year-old fragments, which are among only a handful of Hebrew
biblical manuscripts known to have survived the era in which they were
written, existed separately and with their relationship unknown, until
a news photograph of one's public unveiling in 2007 caught the
attention of the scholars who would eventually link them. Together,
they make up the text of the Song of the Sea, sung by jubilant
Israelites after fleeing slavery in Egypt and witnessing the
destruction of the pharaoh's armies in the Red Sea.
Read complete story by clicking on --
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100226/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_reunited...
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