Khirbet Jifat

Other Name: Yodefat

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Mordechai Aviam and Kate Rephael 2018

Main Finds: A pillared building in a north-south direction. A central entrance in the southern short wall. A few architectural fragments.

Site Condition: Remains of structure are visible. Site is accessible.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee

Longitude: 35.276061

Latitude: 32.833719

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Raphael, K. , Aviam, M. and Hamidovic, D. "Yodefat – 2019: Preliminary Report" Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel 135, 2023.

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 20 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/khirbet-jifat/

Photos:

Photos

General of structure, looking north (Courtesy of M. Aviam, all rights reserved to Aviam) © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

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