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''The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness'' is an Essene manual for military organization and strategy that was discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls . It is also known by the names " War Rule ", "Rule of War", and "War Scroll". The document is made up of various scrolls and fragments including 1QM, 4Q491-496. More recent study suggests that 4Q491 is three separate documents all describing the same events. These scrolls contain an Apocalyptic prophecy of a war between the Sons of Light and the Sons of Darkness. The war is first described as an attack by the Sons of Light against Edom , Moab , the sons of Ammon , the Amalekites , Philistia , and the Kittim of Asshur (referred to as the army of Belial ), supported by those who "violated the covenant" including the sons of Levi , the sons of Judah , and the sons of Benjamin . The war is then described again as a conflict between the congregation of the gods and the congregation of men. The rest of the document is a detailed description of the events of the war and the ways in which it should be conducted. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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