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er-Rafid

Other Name: e-Rafid
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Gottleib Schumacher (1889), Eleazar Sukenik (1933), Zvi Maoz (1979)
Main Finds: Monumental architectural stones
Site Condition: Accessible. Many finds relocated to the Golan Archaeological Museum in Qatsrin.
Door post, courtesy of Eran Meir

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Maoz, Z.U. Ancient Synagogues in the Golan; Art and Architecture. Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Jerusalem, 1995: 36-42, (Hebrew).
  2. Meir, D. and Meir, E. Ancient Synagogues of the Golan. Jerusalem, 2015: 176-177.
  3. Urman, D. "Public Structures And Jewish Communities In The Golan Heights" in Ancient Synagogues. ed. D. Urman and P. Flesher, Leiden, 1995: 489-491.
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/e-rafid/

Photos:

Photos
Architectual fragments, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectual fragments, courtesy of Eran Meir
Door post, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Door post, courtesy of Eran Meir
Fragment of gable, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragment of gable, courtesy of Eran Meir
Architectural fragments Sukeinik 1935 plate XXIII © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectural fragments Sukeinik 1935 plate XXIII
Maoz 1995: Plate 15 fig. 1, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Olive Press Crushin Basin- North side of the site | Maoz 1995: Plate 15 fig. 1, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 15 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Cistern Entrance- North Side of the Site | Maoz 1995: plate 15 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 16 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Doorpost- East side of the Site | Maoz 1995: plate 16 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 17 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Columns Shaft From the Mamluk Building On Site | Maoz 1995: plate 17 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 17 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Columns Shaft From the Mamluk Building On Site | Maoz 1995: plate 17 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 18 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Doorpost | Maoz 1995: plate 18 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Corinthian Cornice | Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Corinthian Cornice- Buried On Site | Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Corinthian Cornice | Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 5, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Cantilever Stone On Site | Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 5, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 6, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Cantilever Stone | Maoz 1995: plate 19 fig. 6, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Shell-shaped Window | Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Shell-Shaped Window | Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Rear Part Fragment of the Shell-Shaped Window | Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Shell-shaped Window | Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 5, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Shell-shaped Window's Lintel | Maoz 1995: plate 20 fig. 5, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 21 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Broken Pedestal On Site | Maoz 1995: plate 21 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 21 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Buried Pedestal On Site | Maoz 1995: plate 21 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 21fig. 5-6, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Pedestal | Maoz 1995: plate 21fig. 5-6, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 22 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic Capital | Maoz 1995: plate 22 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 22 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic Capital Fragment | Maoz 1995: plate 22 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 22 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic Capital Fragment | Maoz 1995: plate 22 fig. 4, courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: plate 22 fig. 5, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic Capital | Maoz 1995: plate 22 fig. 5, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

Plans and Drawings:

Plans
Maoz 1995: Plate 16 fig. 2, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Metope Frieze with Fishes Ornament | Maoz 1995: Plate 16 fig. 2, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 16 fig. 3, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Frieze with Vine Twig Ornament | Maoz 1995: Plate 16 fig. 3, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 16 fig. 4, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architrave with Flutes Ornament | Maoz 1995: Plate 16 fig. 4, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 16 fig. 5, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Metope Frieze with Fishes Ornament | Maoz 1995: Plate 16 fig. 5, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 19 fig. 1, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Pair of Small Columns | Maoz 1995: Plate 19 fig. 1, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 21 fig. 1, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Doric Capital | Maoz 1995: Plate 21 fig. 1, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 21 fig. 2, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Pedestal Lower Part | Maoz 1995: Plate 21 fig. 2, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 22 fig. 2, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic Capital | Maoz 1995: Plate 22 fig. 2, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 22 fig. 6, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic Capital- Sketch | Maoz 1995: Plate 22 fig. 6, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 20 fig. 4, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Shell-shaped Window | Maoz 1995: Plate 20 fig. 4, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz
Maoz 1995: Plate 20 fig. 5, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Shell-shaped Window's Lintel- Sketch | Maoz 1995: Plate 20 fig. 5, Courtesy of Zvi Maoz

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