Tsur Natan

Other Name: Horbat Migdal

Religion: Samaritan

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Eitan Ayalon (1989-1991)

Main Finds: Samaritan. Atrium, Narthex and Apse. Benches.

Inscriptions: Greek (Di Segni 1995)

Mosaics: yes

Site Condition: Open to public

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Samaria

5533, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Magen, Y. "Samaritan Synagogues" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 199-200.
Di Segni, L. "Ẓur Nathan (area of Khirbet Majdal). Mosaic Inscription, Later Roman Imperial Period" in Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. 42, 1995: 436-437 no. 1474.
Magen, Y. The Samaritans and the Good Samaritan. Jerusalem, 2008: 167-168.
Ayalon, E. "Horvat Migdal (Tsur Natan) - an Ancient Samaritan Village" in The Samaritans Jerusalem. ed. E. Stern and H. Eshel, Jerusalem, 2002: 272-288, (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 July 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/tsur-natan/

Photos:

Photos

Courtesy of Etan Ayalon |

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Plan, courtesy of Eitan Ayalon

Links:

Links

Excavation Report

Israel Antiquities Authority Survey