Exclusive: Kabul Wants Allegedly Stolen Prayer Book From Museum Of The Bible

An Afghan official told Religion Unplugged that the country plans to repatriate various ancient artifacts they believe were looted from their national museum in the nineties during civil war, including a medieval Hebrew prayer book now in the Museum of the Bible’s possession in Washington, D.C. The 1200-year-old prayer book is the world’s oldest Hebrew manuscript after the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Judaism, Middle East, North America, NewsGil ZoharApril 12, 2021Gil Zohar, Kabul, Siddur, hebrew prayer book, museum of the bible, museum of the bible scandals, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, ZengerComment

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