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Meiron

Other Name: Meron
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Heinrich Kohl and Carl Watzinger (1905); Eric Meyrs, James Strange and Carol Meyers (1971-2).
Main Finds: Southern facade with two entrances (third reconstructed). West wall carved in bedrock.
Site Condition: In Moshav Meron, open to public, road closed on Saturday
Inner southern wall. Gilead Peli all rights reserved

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Upper Galilee
74, מירון, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Meyers, E. M. and Meyers, C. "The Meiron Synagogue" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 28-33.
  2. Meyers, E. "Early Meiron — Five Seasons of Excavations" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 13, 1980: 111-113, (Hebrew).
  3. Meyers, E. M. and Strange, J. F. Excavations at Ancient Meiron; Upper Galilee; Israel. 1971-1972; 1974-1975. Cambridge, Cambridge MA, 1981.
  4. Kohl, H. and Watzinger, C. Antike Synagogen in Galilaea. Leipzig, 1916: 80-88.
  5. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 113-119.
  6. Meyers, E.M. "Meiron" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 1026-1027.
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 23 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/meiron/

Photos:

Photos
The facade, looking North - Gilead Peli all rights reserve © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The facade, looking North - Gilead Peli all rights reserve
Inner southern wall. Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Inner southern wall. Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Rockpcut western wall. Gilead Peli, all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Rockpcut western wall. Gilead Peli, all rights reserved
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:80 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
View on Mount Meron and the Synagogue Ruins | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:80
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:81 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
View From the Synagogue Ruins | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:81
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:85 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Wall Of the Synagogue Facade- Inside View | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:85
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:83 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The West Part of the Synagogue's Facade | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:83
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:85 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Synagogue Gallery- Inside View | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:85
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:84 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Three Side Doors Lintels- Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:84
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:86 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Column and Corner Coloumn of the Inner Colonade | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:86
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:86 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Doric Capital | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:86
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:87 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragments of the Synagogue Architrave- Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:87
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:87 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Cornice- Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:87
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:87 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Heart Shaped Coulumn- Sketch | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:87
Meyers 1980: 111. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Synagogue Facade- Looking East | Meyers 1980: 111. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

Plans and Drawings:

Plans
Plan - Meyers, Strange, Meyers 1981:16. Courtesy of Eric Meyers. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan - Meyers, Strange, Meyers 1981:16. Courtesy of Eric Meyers.
Facade reconstruction - Meyers, Strange and Meyers 1981:12. Courtesy of Eric Meyers © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Facade reconstruction - Meyers, Strange and Meyers 1981:12. Courtesy of Eric Meyers
Section reconstruction - Meyers, Strange, Meyers 1982:13. Courtesy of Eric Meyers © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Section reconstruction - Meyers, Strange, Meyers 1982:13. Courtesy of Eric Meyers
Isometric view of remains - Meyers, Strange, Meyers 1981:11. Courtesy of Eric Meyers © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Isometric view of remains - Meyers, Strange, Meyers 1981:11. Courtesy of Eric Meyers
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:84 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Meiron-Front's Reconstrucion | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:84
Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XI © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Meiron- Field's Sketch | Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XI
Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XI © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Meiron- Plan | Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XI
Meyers 1980: 111. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Sketch of the Synagogue Facade and Later Structures Beside | Meyers 1980: 111. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

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