A pool of water located close to the Dead Sea in the biblical region of Moab - modern day Jordan - has mysteriously turned blood red. It's also been suggested that Dead Sea mud pack therapy relieves pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the knees. However, the Dead Sea has shrank dramatically in recent years, most likely due to climate change. During the Biblical period, different sects of Jews used to live in caves near the Dead Sea, most notably the Essesnes, who are thought to have left the impressive Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves of Qumran. They were first found in the Qumran Caves near the Dead Sea in 1946The Dead Sea Scrolls are being pieced back together using DNA 'fingerprints' lifted from the animal skins on which they were written some 2,000 years ago.

Source: Daily Mail September 13, 2021 15:00 UTC