Ein Nashut
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| Ein Neshut synagogue | |
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| File:PikiWiki Israel 64318 nashout on the golan heights.jpg The ancient synagogue remains, in 2016 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | |
| Status | Ruins |
| Location | |
| Location | near Katzrin, Golan Heights |
| Country | Israel |
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| Architecture | |
| Completed | c. 5th century CE |
| Interior area | 10 by 11 m (33 by 36 ft) |
Ein Neshut is an archaeological site where remains of a Jewish settlement from the Talmudic period and an ancient synagogue were discovered in the center of the Golan Heights.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The site is located on a hill 392 m (1,286 ft) above sea level, approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of Katzrin and a similar distance south of the settlement of Kidmat Tzvi, just above the beginning of the Meshushim River ravine. The site's Arabic name is Khirbet Deir Rahib.
Archeology
[edit | edit source]The site was first explored in the 1880s by researcher Gottlieb Schumacher, who suggested that the site contained the remains of an ancient synagogue.[1]
Excavations in the late 1970s revealed the remains of a synagogue that was built in the 5th century; it was located at the north-western end of the settlement.[2] The synagogue measured 10 by 11 m (33 by 36 ft) synagogue and had benches, columns and decorated capitals and some of them with a nine branched Menorah. On the south side of the building facing Jerusalem remains of a Torah ark was found.[citation needed]
Beside the synagogue, two oil press were also discovered, one of which was used from the 4th century to the 6th century.[2] Remains of additional synagogues from the same period were also discovered 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to south east in the ruins of Sokho also known as Ahmadiyya, and in the Debia ruins, approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the site.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Decorated column capital
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Remains of the oil press
See also
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External links
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- A tour of the ruins of Ein Nashut (organized 22.08.2016 in the Wayback Machine archive) on the Golan tourism website
- Ein Nashut, video on YouTube
