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Kokhav HaYarden

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Meir Ben Dov (1966), from the Crusader fortress excavation.
Main Finds: Lintel with menorah, inscription and architectural fragments. Some of the latter are in the fortress and some at En HaYadid.
Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 70-72)
Site Condition: Kochav Hayarden-Inside national park. En Hayadid-accessible. The menorah is in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Site Editors Note: The finds from the crusader fortress that belonged to a synagogue may have come from the ancient village at Ein HaYadid about 500 meters south east of the fortress.
Menorah lintel in Israel museum, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved for Abraham Graicer

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
Unnamed Road, Israel

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
  1. Ben-Dov, M. "The Synagogue at Kokhav Ha-Yarden and the Identification of Grofina" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 2, 1973: 60-62, (Hebrew).
  2. Ben-Dov, M. "Synagogue Remains at Kokhav-Hayarden" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 95-97.
  3. Ben-Dov, M. "Remains of a Synagogue at Kokav HaYarden and the site of Grofina in Gilead" in Eretz Shomron; The 30 Archaeological Convention. Jerusalem, 1973: 86-98, (Hebrew).
Photos
Menorah lintel in Israel museum, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved for Abraham Graicer © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Menorah lintel in Israel museum, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved for Abraham Graicer
Column fragment in En Hayadid IAA survey (see link below) map 46 site 61 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Gal and the Israel Antiquities Authority © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Column fragment in En Hayadid IAA survey (see link below) map 46 site 61 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Gal and the Israel Antiquities Authority
Ionic capital in En Hayadid , IAA survey (see link below) map 46 site 61 fig. 2 courtesy of Zvi Gal and the Israel Antiquities Authority © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic capital in En Hayadid , IAA survey (see link below) map 46 site 61 fig. 2 courtesy of Zvi Gal and the Israel Antiquities Authority
Menorah lintel in Israel museum, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved for Abraham Graicer © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Menorah lintel in Israel museum, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved for Abraham Graicer
Ben-Dov 1973: 61. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Menorah Lintel | Ben-Dov 1973: 61. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
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