Akbara

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Emanuel Damati 1988
Main Finds: A wall of ashlars ca. 20 meters long, preserved in some places up to three courses. Part of the frieze and a decorated pilaster were found nearby.
Inscriptions: Possibly Hebrew inscription last recorded in 1965, was not published (Leibner 2009: 107).

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Upper Galilee
Longitude: 35.501149
Latitude: 32.940286

Selected Bibliography:

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 22 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/akbara/

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