Rehob

Other Name: Rehov, H. Parva, Farwana
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Fanny Vitto (1974-1980); Achia Kohn-Tavor (2015-2018).
Main Finds: Mosaic floor with halakhic inscription. Inscriptions on wall plaster. Marble chancel with menorah.
Inscriptions: Hebrew (Naveh 1978: 79-85; Ben David 2011; Misgav 2015; CIIP V/2: 1963-1969, 1972-1976, 1981), Aramaic (CIIP V/2: 1970-1972, 1976-1981).
Mosaics: Yes
Site Condition: Open to public in a field with few remains. Mosaic floor is on display at the Israel Museum.
Menorah on screen chancel in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Beth Shean Valley
90, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Misgav, H. and Abudraham, O. "Reḥov/Rooba (mod. Ḥ. Parwa, Farwana)" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. ed. W. Ameling et. al., V/Part 2: Galilaea and Northern Regions, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2023: 1962-1981.
  2. Kohn-Tavor, A. "Horbat Parva: Final Report" Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel 135, 2023.
  3. Safrai, Z. "Marginal Notes on the Rehob Inscription" Zion 42, 1977: 1-23, (Hebrew).
  4. Vitto, F. "The Synagogue at Rehob" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 8, 1975: 119-123, (Hebrew).
  5. Bahat, D. "A Synagogue Chancel-Screen from Tel Rehob" Israel Exploration Journal 23(3), 1973: 181-183.
  6. Ben David, C. "The Rehov inscription : a Galilean Halakhic text formula?" in Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy. ed. A. I. Baumgarten; H. Eshel; R. Katzoff; S. Tzoref, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2011: 231-240.
  7. Misgav, H. "The List of Fast Days from the Synagogue of Rehov" Israel Museum Studies in Archeology 7, 2015: 14-23.
  8. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 297-301.
  9. Sussman, J. "The Inscription in the Synagogue at Rehob" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 146-151.
  10. Sussmann, J. "The Inscription in the Synagogue at Rehob" Tarbiz 45, 1976: 213-257, (Hebrew).
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 13 June 2026, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/rehob/

Photos:

Photos
Fragments from the synagogue and replica of the Halachic inscription in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragments from the synagogue and replica of the Halachic inscription in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Fragments from the synagogue and replica of the Halachic inscription in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragments from the synagogue and replica of the Halachic inscription in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Menorah on screen chancel in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Menorah on screen chancel in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Vitto 1975: 120. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Genreal View of the Synagogue- Looking North-East | Vitto 1975: 120. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Vitto 1975: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Two Plaster Fragments with Hebrew Inscription | Vitto 1975: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Vitto 1975: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fresco Fragments | Vitto 1975: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Vitto 1975: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Grate Fragment | Vitto 1975: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Vitto 1975: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Mosaic Floor of the room east of the Bema | Vitto 1975: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Vitto 1975: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Narthex with the Inscription | Vitto 1975: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Vitto 1975: 123. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Western Part of the Bema | Vitto 1975: 123. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Sussmann 1975: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
General View of the Inscription | Sussmann 1975: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Sussmann 1975: 127. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Left Lower Corner of the Inscription | Sussmann 1975: 127. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

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