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Khirbet Jurish[1]
Hurvat Geres
Tombs at Khirbet Jurish (in Judaea)
Nearest cityTzur Hadassa
Coordinates31°42′55″N 35°05′1″E / 31.71528°N 35.08361°E / 31.71528; 35.08361
EstablishedHellenistic period

Khirbet Jurish (Heb. Hurvat Geres) is an archaeological site 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Jerusalem. At the site that is protected by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority remains of a Jewish village were found, dating to the Second Temple period.[2][3] The ruins of the site stand on a hill to the west of Tzur Hadassa, on a mountain now called Har Kitron, along regional highway 375.[2]

  1. ^ meaning "The ruin of Jurish", according to Palmer, 1881, p. 307
  2. ^ a b Zissu, Boaz (2007). "לזיהוי היישוב 'גרסה' ביהודה". מחקרי יהודה ושומרון. 16: 219–228.
  3. ^ "גיליון 125 לשנת 2013חורבת גרס". www.hadashot-esi.org.il. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

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