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Beth Shearim
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.
General view - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Lower Galilee
שיכון אלה 4, קרית טבעון, ישראל
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Selected Bibliography
Selected Bibliography
Schwabe, M. "Two Inscriptions from the Synogogue area, Beth Shearim"
Bulletin of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society
9, 1, 1942: 21-30, (Hebrew).
Avigad, N. and Mazar, B. "Beth Shearim"
The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land
. Jerusalem, 1993: 238.
Tepper, Y. and Tepper, Y.
Beth She'arim: The Village and nearby Burials
. Tel Aviv- Yagur, 2004: 89-97, (Hebrew).
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
General view - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
בית שערים | מבט כללי - כל הזכויות שמורות לגלעד פלאי
Architectual Item- Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Plans
Mazar 1958: 23, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Avigad and Mazar 1993: 238, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
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