Arbel

Other Name: Kh. Irbid
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Heinrich Kohl and Carl Watzinger (1905), Benjamin Arubas (2012, 2014, 2018)
Main Finds: Corinthian columns, reconstructed main entrance.
Site Condition: Inside Arbel national park. No entrance fee.
All rights reserved to Mordechai Aviam

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
Longitude: 35.48334431
Latitude: 32.81518251
52, ארבל, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Leibner, U. and Arubas, B. "Invisible Synagogues of the Second Temple Period" 180, 2022: 9-32, (Hebrew).
  2. Ilan, Z. and Izdarechet, A. "Arbel" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Jerusalem, 1993: 87-89.
  3. Kohl, H. and Watzinger, C. Antike Synagogen in Galilaea. Leipzig, 1916: 59-70.
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 24 June 2026, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/arbel/

Photos:

Photos
Aerial photo, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved to Abraham Graicer © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aerial photo, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved to Abraham Graicer
General view, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
General view, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Looking West. Facade. Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Looking West. Facade. Gilead Peli all rights reserved
All rights reserved to Mordechai Aviam © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Arbel - Reconstructed main entrance | All rights reserved to Mordechai Aviam
Aerial photo, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved to Abraham Graicer © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aerial photo, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved to Abraham Graicer
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:59 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Northern Shore of Galilee sea- Side View from Arbel and Wadi El-Hamam | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:59
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:60 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Synagogue Ruins from the Southwest overlooking Wadi El-Hamam | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:60
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:61 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Eastern Entrance | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:61
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:63 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Benches on the Eastern Side of the Synagogue Ruins | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:63
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:64 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Northeast Corner Column | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:64
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:66 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Corinthian Capital | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:66
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:67 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Corinthian Capital | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:67
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:67 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Small Corinthian Capital | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:67
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:69 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Cornice Fragment | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:69
The Yosef Braslavi Collection, Photo Archive – Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Eastern Facade | The Yosef Braslavi Collection, Photo Archive – Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi

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