Ayman is a Bedouin shepherd from the Jordan Valley. For Bedouins, shepherding is not merely a livelihood. It is an inheritance, a tradition passed from father to son — one that Ayman hopes to pass on to his own children. Today that dream is becoming increasingly fragile. Read or listen to the new eyewitness story to learn about how shepherds and their grazing land are targeted for settlement expansion: https://www.eyewitnessblogs.com/shepherding-under-occupation/ | EAPPI UK & Ireland

In the Judean desert between 1946 and 1947 a young Bedouin shepherd named Muhammed edh-Dhib searched for a lost goat near rugged cliffs at Qumran by the Dead Sea. A member of the Taamireh tribe he was familiar with the land. Tired he discovered a small opening in a cliff face and tossed a stone into the darkness. Instead of a dull thud he heard shattering pottery which led him and his cousin into a hidden cave where one jar held ancient scrolls wrapped in linen and sealed with bitumen. These Dea

ICYMI: When a Bedouin shepherd was searching for his lost sheep, he found much more than he could've ever anticipated. And the world of biblical archaeology was never the same... WATCH to learn more about the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran! | Museum of the Bible