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Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee

Qana

Other Name: Khirbet Qana
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Douglas Edwards, Tom McCollough (1998)
Main Finds: Bema on southern side. Pillar and bench remains.
Site Condition: Open to public

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
  1. Edwards, D. "Khirbet Qana: From Jewish Village to Christian Pilgrim Site" in The Roman and Byzantine Near East. ed. J.H. Humphrey, Vol. 3, Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series 49, R.I., 2001: 101-132.
  2. McCollough, T. "Khirbet Qana" in Galilee In the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods. ed. D.A. Fiensy and J.R. Strange, Volume 2 - The Archaeological Record from Cities, Towns and Villages, Minneapolis, Fortress Press, 2015: 127-145.
Photos
Aerial photo, by Skyview and used by permission of the University of Puget Sound and Centre College Excavations at Khirbet Qana © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aerial photo, by Skyview and used by permission of the University of Puget Sound and Centre College Excavations at Khirbet Qana
view to south. Photo by Douglas Edwards, used by permission of the University of Puget Sound and Centre College Excavations at Khirbet Qana © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Kana synagogue | view to south. Photo by Douglas Edwards, used by permission of the University of Puget Sound and Centre College Excavations at Khirbet Qana
Plans
Synagogue plan. Courtesy of the University of Puget Sound and Centre College Excavations at Khirbet Qana © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Synagogue plan. Courtesy of the University of Puget Sound and Centre College Excavations at Khirbet Qana
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