Photo 3View of site during excavation and restoration work taken on July 4, 1980, looking north-northwest, at edge of Nahal Dalton.
Meyers et al (2009)
| Transliterated Name | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| en-Nabratein | Hebrew | נבוריה |
| Kefar Neburaya | Arabic |
A Jewish synagogue was excavated at en-Nabratein in the Upper Galilee just north of Safed. Eric M. Meyers in Stern et al (1993) reports that
another Early Arab period site with the same name is to be found at a slightly higher elevation just to the south and may reflect the Arabic tradition that identifies the site by the dual form in its name.
Maps and Plans
- Map showing location of en-Nabratein from Meyers, Strange, and Groh (1978)
Map of sites surveyed with other important sites
Meyers, Strange, and Groh (1978)- Key to excavations from Meyers et al (2009)
Key to excavations, showing fields and areas and indicating location of sections A—A, B—B, C—C, D—D, F—F, G—G, J—J, and K—K. Although all these sections were recorded, only those salient for the stratigraphic discussion are published.
Meyers et al (2009)- Stone-for-stone plan of all excavated areas from Meyers et al (2009)
Stone-for-stone plan of all excavated areas; see Figure 6 for identification of major loci.
Meyers et al (2009)- Annotated Stone-for-stone plan major loci indicated from Meyers et al (2009)
Annotated Stone-for-stone plan major loci indicated.
Meyers et al (2009)- Block plan of Period II remains showing Synagogue 1 from Meyers et al (2009)
Block plan (with selected locus numbers) of Period II remains showing Synagogue 1 (Middle Roman) in the lower right and the building complex in Field IV on the left.
Meyers et al (2009)- Interior view of Synagogue 1 from Meyers et al (2009)
Interior view of Synagogue 1 (Middle Roman), four-column broadhouse, looking south. The Ark is shown on the western bema to the right of the major entrance on the south wall.
Meyers et al (2009)- Block plan of Period III remains showing Synagogue 2 from Meyers et al (2009)
Block plan (with selected locus numbers) of Period III remains showing Synagogue 2 (Late Roman) and adjacent areas.
Meyers et al (2009)- Perspective drawing of Synagogue 2 from Meyers et al (2009)
Perspective drawing of Synagogue 2 (Late Roman).
Meyers et al (2009)- Interior view of Synagogue 2 from Meyers et al (2009)
Interior view of Synagogue 2 (Late Roman), six-column basilica, looking south. The Ark is shown on the western bema, to the right of the major entrance on the south wall. Note the steps leading up to the Ark.
Meyers et al (2009)- Plan of south end of Synagogue 2 from Meyers et al (2009)
Plan of south end of Synagogue 2 showing reconstructed bemas flanking southern portal. The Torah Shrine is depicted as a niche on the western bema.
Meyers et al (2009)- Block plan of Synagogue 2 from Meyers et al (2009)
Block plan of Synagogue 2, showing the Torah Shrine against the southern wall, without a niche.
Meyers et al (2009)- Plans of Synagogue 3 published by Kohl and Watzinger (1916) from Meyers et al (2009)
Plans (of Synagogue 3) published by Kohl and Watzinger (1916: fig 14). On the left is their stone-for-stone drawing showing the site as surveyed in 1905, and on the right is their rendition of the synagogue's plan.
Meyers et al (2009)- Block plan of Period IV remains showing Synagogue 3 from Meyers et al (2009)
Block plan (with selected locus numbers) of Period IV remains showing Synagogue 3, with associated passageway and courtyard to the west and associated structure on the south-southwest. Remains of earlier periods appear in faint lines.
Meyers et al (2009)- Isometric of Synagogue 3 from Meyers et al (2009)
Isometric drawing of Synagogue 3 (Byzantine—Early Arab, Period IV), looking northeast
Meyers et al (2009)- Perspective drawing of Synagogue 3 from Meyers et al (2009)
Perspective drawing of Synagogue 3 (Byzantine—Early Arab, Period IV), looking northwest
Meyers et al (2009)- Annotated stone-for-stone plan of Field IV from Meyers et al (2009)
Annotated stone-for-stone plan (with selected locus numbers) of Field IV at the western edge of the site.
Meyers et al (2009)Chronology Notes and Further Reading