The Judean wilderness was a safe natural haven for the precious manuscripts not only in the caves close to Qumran but in those many miles to the north, around Jericho, and to the south, near Masada.
जैसा कि आरंभ में कहा जा चुका है, कुछ खर्रों को क़ुमरान के समुदाय के लोगों ने छिपा कर रखा होगा ।