Tel Rekhesh

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Early Roman

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Mordechai Aviam (2016)

Main Finds: Small room lined with ashlar limestones benches along the wall, part of a large farmstead.

Site Condition: Active excavation. Nature reserve.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Aviam, M. et al. "A First–Second Century CE Synagogue on a Jewish Estate on Top of Tel Rekhesh" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 125-127.
Aviam, M. , Kuwabara, H. and Paz, Y. "1st-2nd Century CE Assembly Room (Synagogue?) in a Jewish Estate at Tel Rekhesh, Lower Galilee" TEL AVIV Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University 46, 2019: 128-142.

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 23 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/tel-rekhesh/

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Synagogue at Tel Rekhesh |

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Links:

Links

Israel Antiquities Authority Survey