Beit She'arim Necropolis

Haifa District · Israel

Beit She'arim Necropolis, Israel
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spring and autumn
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A hillside of rock-cut Jewish burial catacombs from the Roman and Byzantine eras, richly carved with sarcophagi. It became a major centre of Jewish learning and interment.

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