Beth Guvrin

Other Name: Beit Guvrin, Eleutheropolis
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Survey of Western Palestine (published 1883), Eliezer Lipa Sukenik (1925)
Main Finds: Capital with menorah and stone with Aramaic inscription
Inscriptions: Aramiac (Naveh 1978: 109-111)
Site Condition: Nothing visible at the site from the synagogue
Aramaic inscription Ilan 1991: 261, courtesy of Almoga Ilan

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Judea
35, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Ilan, Z. Ancient Synagogues in Israel. Tel Aviv, 1991: 260-261, (Hebrew).

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Aramaic inscription Ilan 1991: 261, courtesy of Almoga Ilan © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aramaic inscription Ilan 1991: 261, courtesy of Almoga Ilan

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