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Where do they think Yohanan the Immerser (John the Baptizer) came from? He would have been under the same death sentence as Yesuha.

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The Massacre of the Innocents is an episode of mass infanticide by the King of Judea, Herod the Great, that appears in the Gospel of Matthew.

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In what languages were the scrolls written ?

The majority of the scrolls were written in the Hebrew Language (approximately 90-95%) with Assyrian Block script. From this majority there are a few cases in which the scribes used Paleo-Hebrew (see for example 4QPaleoExodus). In addition to the texts found in Hebrew there were also some texts written in Aramaic and Greek.

Where do they think Yohanan the Immerser (John the Baptizer) came from? He would have been under the same death sentence as Yesuha.

We know where John came from. He was the son of Zacharias and Elizabeth, both from the tribe of Levi. He was called by God to fulfill the Elijah prophecy, a life of singular dedication,

1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.' " 4 And John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him 6 and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. (Matt. 3)

There is no indication that John was part of any desert community, Essene or otherwise. Most we can say is that he had a few disciples for awhile. Anything beyond that is pure speculation.