# Genetic sorting supports some scrolls having been brought to the caves from elsewhere.

> Genetic sorting supports some scrolls having been brought to the caves from elsewhere.

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# Genetic sorting supports some scrolls having been brought to the caves from elsewhere.

Genetic sorting supports some scrolls having been brought to the caves from elsewhere.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The library is mixed; part was produced at Qumran and part brought in from elsewhere.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/answers/ANS0D484X5R714Y/the-library-is-mixed-part-was-produced-at-qumran-and-part)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Genetic sorting supports some scrolls having been brought to the caves from elsewhere. [Evidence EVD0D484XDJ3E2T]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D484XDJ3E2T
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