Diab

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Early Roman

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Binyamin Har-Even (2005)

Main Finds: Small building with benches and no columns.

Site Condition: Inaccessible.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Judea

דרך האגם 316, בית זית, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Har-Even, B. "A Second Temple-Period Synagogue at Khirbet Diab in Western Benjamin" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 209-213.
Har Even, B. "A Second Temple Synagogue at Horvat Diab in Western Benjamin" Qadmoniot 151, 2016: 49-53, (Hebrew).
Har-Even, B. "Khirbat Diab: A Second Temple Period Rural Settlement with a Synagogue in Western Benjamin" In The Highlands's Depth 3, 2013: 23-42, (Hebrew).

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 21 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/diab/

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Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Links:

Links

Diab - Israel Antiquities Authority Survey