Khirbet Shema[1] is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village[2] of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum. It may be identified with the ancient Teqoa of Galilee.
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^Killebrew, Ann E. (2010-08-19). "Village and Countryside". The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Daily Life in Roman Palestine. Oxford University Press. p. 5. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199216437.013.0011.
KhirbetShema is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and...
another synagogue from the same period was discovered at Magdala in 2021. Khirbet Wadi Hamam (Nahal Arbel) – 1st half of the 1st century CE – excavated 2007–2012;...
synagogues from Migdal, the White Synagogue at Capernaum, the synagogue at Khirbet Umm el-Umdan, and the small synagogue at the top of Masada. The Theodotos...
Mausoleum with two loculus graves at KhirbetShema' on Mount Meron, dated to the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods, and identified by a medieval...
occur. The synagogues at KhirbetShema, in the Upper Galilee, Horvat Rimmon 1 in the southern Shephelah, at Eshtemoa, and Khirbet Susiya were built as broadhouses...
rock formation known as Elijah's Chair, and the archaeological site of KhirbetShema. Further, the trail sees exposed pipes of the National Water Carrier...
experiences regarding Meron. Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel KhirbetShema, ancient site across the valley from Meron, with alleged tomb of Shammai...
which he recovered a seal with a beautifully depicted lion and the words "Shema servant of Jeroboam". Corbel vaulted tombs with no parallels in the southern...
Early Islamic period, with a break during the late 5th–early 6th century Khirbet Samara synagogue, c. 20 km northwest of Nablus and built in the 4th century...
ancient source for the Book of Samuel due to the use of an archaic term. Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon – 10th century BC inscription – both the language it is...
Kingdom of Judah existed by c. 700 BCE at least, and recent excavations in Khirbet Qeiyafa have provided strong evidence for dating the Kingdom of Judah to...
pronunciation "Yahwe" or "Yahwa" to the present day.) As with Jews, the use of Shema (שמא "the Name") remains the everyday usage of the name among Samaritans...
Jerusalem." There is one God, YHWH, (informally referred to by Samaritans as Shema), the same God recognized by the Hebrew prophets. The Torah was given by...
5. pp. 10*–32*. ISBN 9781575068046. Livingston, David Palmer (1989). Khirbet Nisya 1979-1986: a Report on Six Seasons of Excavation (PhD). Andrews University...
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