A portion of the "Manual of Discipline" or the"Rule of the Blessing" scroll, designated 1QSb,depicting Benedictions 5:22-25.

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The Rule of theBlessing (1QSb) is avery fragmentarytext once thought tobe part of the text ofthe Community Rulescroll found in Cave1 at Qumran as partof the Dead SeaScrolls. It is addedas one of twoappendices(including theequallyeschatological Ruleof the Congregation)following the bookof the Community Rule, on one of the first seven scrolls discovered atthe Qumran site. The Rule of the Blessing includes three benedictionsfor use during the eschaton: one for the general assembly of theeschatological Tribe of Israel, which describes a sort of “living water”bringing them into a new covenant with God, one concerning theKohen (priest) Sons of Zadok, chosen by God who will act “likeangels” and lead Israel after the War. The third prayer is that for themessianic meal, to bless the “Prince,” or Davidic messiah, who hascome to deliver Israel. These blessings are meant to praise the sect whoinhabited Qumran and its leaders, for the ultimate perfection haddawned, and they had been its harbingers. Similar prayers are foundelsewhere in the scrolls, and some believe that this particular manuscriptmay be a collection of prayers for general, daily use.

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