Kursi

Other Name: Kursi Beach, Chorsia

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: H. Cohen and M. Artzy (2015-2018)

Inscriptions: Aramaic (CIIP V/1: 675-676).

Site Condition: Inside Nature Reserve

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Abudraham, O. and Price, J. J. "Chorsia (mod. Ḥ. Kursi)" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. ed. W. Ameling et. al., V/Part 1: Galilaea and Northern Regions, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2023: 675-676.
Artzy, M. et al. "The Kursi Beach Synagogue and Inscription" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 173-180.
Meir, E. , Artzy, M. and Cohen, H. "A synagogue on the shores of the Sea of Galilee - excavations of Korsi beach" in New Studies in the Archaeology of Northern Israel. ed. K. Kobalo-Parn, A. Erlich, R. Be'eri, Jerusalem, Israel Antiquities Authority, 2021: 126-115, (Hebrew).
Elitzur-Leiman, R. "A new Reading of a Dedicatory inscription from Kursi" Qadmoniot 158, 2019: 123-124, (Hebrew).
Misgav, H. , Artzy, M. and Cohen, H. "The Synagogue Inscription from Kursi" Journal of The Jesus Movement in Its Jewish Setting 3, 2016: 167-169.
Nun, M. Gergesa (Kursi) Site of a Miracle Church & Fishing Village. Ein Gev, 1989: 9-11.

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/kursi/

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Excavation Site of Kursi

Hurvat Kursi - Israel Antiquities Authority Survey