Khirbet Jifat

Other Name: Yodefat
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Mordechai Aviam and Kate Rephael 2018
Main Finds: A pillared building in a north-south direction. A central entrance in the southern short wall. A few architectural fragments.
Site Condition: Remains of structure are visible. Site is accessible.
General of structure, looking north (Courtesy of M. Aviam, all rights reserved to Aviam)

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
Longitude: 35.276061
Latitude: 32.833719

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Raphael, K. , Aviam, M. and Hamidovic, D. "Yodefat – 2019: Preliminary Report" Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel 135, 2023.

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Photos
General of structure, looking north (Courtesy of M. Aviam, all rights reserved to Aviam) © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Khirbet Jifat | General of structure, looking north (Courtesy of M. Aviam, all rights reserved to Aviam)

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