Beth Shearim

Other Name: Beit Shearim
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Benjamin Mazar (1939)
Main Finds: Columns, benches, bema, and ornamental architecture.
Site Condition: In the yard of Zaid family. Permission to visit the synagogue may be obtained from the family.
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Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
שיכון אלה 4, קרית טבעון, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Weiss, Z. "Bet She'arim: A New Look at the Synagogue Excavated in 1938–1940" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 108-117.
  2. Schwabe, M. "Two Inscriptions from the Synogogue area, Beth Shearim" Bulletin of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society 9, 1, 1942: 21-30, (Hebrew).
  3. Avigad, N. and Mazar, B. "Beth Shearim" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Jerusalem, 1993: 238.
  4. Tepper, Y. and Tepper, Y. Beth She'arim: The Village and nearby Burials. Tel Aviv- Yagur, 2004: 89-97, (Hebrew).
  5. Turnheim, Y. "Architecture and decorative elements at Beth Shearim" Beth Shearim: The Village and nearby Burials. ed. Y. Tepper and Y. Tepper, Tel Aviv- Yagur, 2004: 176-196, (Hebrew).

Photos:

Photos
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General view - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
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בית שערים | מבט כללי - כל הזכויות שמורות לגלעד פלאי
Architectual Item- Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectual Item- Gilead Peli all rights reserved

Plans:

Plans
Mazar 1958: 23, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mazar 1958: 23, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Avigad and Mazar 1993: 238, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Avigad and Mazar 1993: 238, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

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