Does Section 46 of the Copper Scroll Describe the Giant Tunnel Discovered at Ramat Rachel in May 2026?

Section 46 of the Copper Scroll refers to Beit HaKerem, identified by a number of scholars with present-day Ramat Rachel. Could its description correspond to the giant tunnel discovered north of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel in May 2026?

During July, we published two articles presenting a research hypothesis that may lead to a reassessment of the water systems at Ramat Rachel and in the Judean Desert. In my more recent articles, published in August, I introduced new hypotheses concerning the Copper Scroll as well.

As Prof. Yoav Sagi noted in a Yad Ben-Zvi podcast, ancient water engineers were the “high-tech” experts of their time. Water was the most critical resource for survival, and according to the hypothesis proposed here, groups associated with the Bar Kokhba Revolt may have seen a need to preserve their infrastructural knowledge by inscribing it on copper for future generations.

The hydro-engineering hypothesis I propose does not claim to provide a complete solution to the mysteries of the Copper Scroll. Rather, it offers a conceptual breakthrough intended to........

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