The genizah custom in Cairo ensured the preservation of Jewish texts containing sacred writings or the name of God over a thousand years.

The Cairo Genizah Scholars, archaeologists and Bible Students had been amassed in Cairo over a period of some thousand years, the communal officials having abstained from destroying or dishonouring any Jewish text containing sacred writ or the name of God, a custom known as genizah from a Hebrew and Arabic root meaning “hide,” “cover,” and “bury.” Scholars, archaeologists, religious leaders, dealers in antiquities, and booksellers of various faiths and nationalities… https://bijbelvorser.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/the-cairo-genizah/

The Cairo Genizah Scholars, archaeologists and Bible Students had been amassed in Cairo over a period of some thousand years, the communal officials having abstained from destroying or dishonouring any Jewish text containing sacred writ or the name of God, a custom known as genizah from a Hebrew and Arabic root meaning “hide,” “cover,” and “bury.” Scholars, archaeologists, religious leaders, dealers in antiquities, and booksellers of various faiths and nationalities… https://bijbelvorser.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/the-cairo-genizah/