Bnot Yaakov

Other Name: Horvah East of the Bnot Yaaqov bridge, Kfar Yaakov
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Dan Urman (1970)
Main Finds: A rectangular structure built of ashlars. Remains of columns, bases and capitals.
Identified Structure: Yes
Site Condition: No entrance. Inside an active minefield.
Architectural fragments in Synagoue site IAA survey (see link below) map 18 site 114 fig. 2, courtesy of Yossi Stepanski and the Israel Antiquities Authority

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan

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/bnot-yaakov/

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