Kishor

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Unexcavated

Selected Surveyors: David Alon (1958)

Main Finds: Lintel with a menorah and architectural fragments at site.

Site Condition: Lintel can be viewed in the Joe Alon Museum, site is an army firing zone.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Judea

Unnamed Road, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Ilan, Z. Ancient Synagogues in Israel. Tel Aviv, 1991: 271, (Hebrew).
Kloner, A. "A Lintel with Menorah Relief from Horvat Kishor" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 160-161.

Bibliographic citation of this page

Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 01 July 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/kishor/

Photos:

Photos

Menorah lintel, Kloner 1981: 160, courtesy of Amos Kloner and the Israel Exploration Society

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Links:

Links

IAA Survey - Ḥorvat Kishor