Tel Rekhesh

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Early Roman
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Mordechai Aviam (2016)
Main Finds: Small room lined with ashlar limestones benches along the wall, part of a large farmstead.
Site Condition: Active excavation. Nature reserve.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
Israel National Trail, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Aviam, M. et al. "A First–Second Century CE Synagogue on a Jewish Estate on Top of Tel Rekhesh" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 125-127.
  2. Aviam, M. , Kuwabara, H. and Paz, Y. "1st-2nd Century CE Assembly Room (Synagogue?) in a Jewish Estate at Tel Rekhesh, Lower Galilee" TEL AVIV Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University 46, 2019: 128-142.

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