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Khirbet Jurish

Coordinates: 31°25′33″N 35°33′15″E / 31.42596°N 35.5542°E / 31.42596; 35.5542
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For the town of Jurish in Samaria, see Jurish.
Khirbet Jurish[1]
Hurvat Geres
Tombs at Khirbet Jurish (in Judaea
Map
Nearest cityTzur Hadassa
Coordinates31°25′33″N 35°33′15″E / 31.42596°N 35.5542°E / 31.42596; 35.5542
EstablishedHellenistic period

Khirbet Jurish (Heb. Hurvat Geres) is an archaeological ruin 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Jerusalem. The site is protected by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. 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.

Description

The site, surveyed by archaeologist Boaz Zissu on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, covers an area of about 40 dunams (9.8 acres) and sits at an elevation of 751 metres (2,464 ft) above sea-level. The ruin lay adjacent to the old Jerusalem-Beit Gubrin Roman road, and was visited by PEF explorers, Conder and Kitchener.[2] Three or four ritual immersion baths (miqva'ot) have been discovered on the site, attesting to it being an ancient Jewish settlement. The site also contains a large bottle-shaped cistern, with a depth of about 6 meters, and a bottom measuring 4.3 x 4.7 meters. Potsherds found on the site have been dated back to the Hellenistic, early Roman, and Byzantine periods.[3] On the western slope of the ruin are five rock-carved sepulchres, attesting to the site's antiquity.

See also

  • Stone wall at Khirbet Jurish
    Stone wall at Khirbet Jurish
  • General view of ruins at Kh. Jurish
    General view of ruins at Kh. Jurish
  • Burial chambers, cut in rock at Kh. Jurish
    Burial chambers, cut in rock at Kh. Jurish
  • Tomb at Ruin Jurish
    Tomb at Ruin Jurish
  • Burial stone used to cover entrance to burial cave
    Burial stone used to cover entrance to burial cave
  • Burial chambers in Kh. Jurish
    Burial chambers in Kh. Jurish
  • Ruin of Jurish
    Ruin of Jurish
  • Cave dwelling
    Cave dwelling
  • Cistern at Khirbet Jurish
    Cistern at Khirbet Jurish
  • Rock-cut tombs
    Rock-cut tombs
  • Burial tombs
    Burial tombs
  • View looking west from Khirbet Jurish
    View looking west from Khirbet Jurish

References

  1. ^ meaning "The ruin of Jurish", according to Palmer, 1881, p. 307
  2. ^ Conder and Kitchener (1883), p. 116
  3. ^ Zissu (2007), p. 221

Bibliography

  • Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  • Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  • Zissu, Boaz (2007). Ya'acov Eshel (ed.). "Excavations and Surveys - Identification of Gerasa in Judea". Judea and Samaria Research Studies (in Hebrew). 16. Ariel: 219–231.
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