Ethri

Other Name: Horvat ‘Ethri, Horvat Itri
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Early Roman
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Boaz Zissu and Amir Ganor (1999-2000)
Main Finds: Possible identification as a synagogue. Broad house, three columns on pedestals, bench outside the broad house.
Site Condition: Open to the public
Courtesy of Boaz Zissu

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Judea
Unnamed Road, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Zissu, B. and Ganor, A. "The Public Building at Ḥorvat ʿEthri: A Synagogue from the Middle Roman Period in the Judaean Foothills" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 228-235.
  2. Zissu, B. and Ganor, A. "Ethri, Horvat" The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Supplementary Volume, 2008: 1735-1737.
  3. Zissu, B. and Ganor, A. "Horvat 'Ethri – A Jewish Village from the Second Temple Period and the Bar Kokhba Revolt in the Judean Foothills" Journal of Jewish Studies LX, 2009: 90-136.
  4. Zissu, B. and Ganor, A. "Horvat 'Ethri - The ruins of a Second Temple Period Jewish Village on the Coastal Plain" Qadmoniot 123, 2002: 18-27, (Hebrew).

Photos:

Photos
Aerial photo, courtesy of Boaz Zissu © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aerial photo, courtesy of Boaz Zissu
Courtesy of Boaz Zissu © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Courtesy of Boaz Zissu

Plans:

Plans
Isometric reconstruction drawn by Rachel Graff, Zissu and Ganor 2002: 22, courtesy of Boaz Zissu, Amir Ganor and the Israeli Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Isometric reconstruction drawn by Rachel Graff, Zissu and Ganor 2002: 22, courtesy of Boaz Zissu, Amir Ganor and the Israeli Exploration Society

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