Festival Prayers from Qumran

Layer

Full Word of God

Collection

3.7 Qumran — The Wilderness Library

Classification

Qumran witness

Relationship to Scripture

Closely related · not in the Restored Bible

Festival Prayers from Qumran

[Prayers appointed for the feasts and appointed times; preserved in fragments, with several openings lost.]

[A prayer for the Day of Atonement:] Remember, O Lord, the appointed day of atonement which you commanded, that we might humble ourselves before you and turn from all our sins. Cleanse us of our guilt, and pardon our iniquity; for you are a God gracious and merciful. [Text missing]

[A prayer for the Feast of Weeks:] We give you thanks, O Lord, for the covenant you established with our fathers, and renewed with us in this season of the firstfruits; you have written your law upon our hearts, and given us your holy spirit. [Line damaged]

[A prayer for the Feast of Booths:] You brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt and made them dwell in booths; and you have brought us into the gathering of your people, that we may rejoice before you in the season you appointed. Blessed be your glorious name. [Text missing]

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