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Ga'aton River

Coordinates: 33°0′23.28″N 35°5′39.41″E / 33.0064667°N 35.0942806°E / 33.0064667; 35.0942806
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Ga'aton River at night

The Ga'aton River (Template:Lang-he, Nehar HaGa'aton) is a small river in the Northern District of Israel. It passes through the town of Nahariya before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. The river runs through the main street of Nahariya, a city that takes its name from the river (nahar means river in Hebrew).[1]

The source of this river, formerly known as "the fountain-head of the waters of Ǧiyāto" (Template:Lang-he), and which issued from two natural springs: ʻain a-tinah and ʻain al-ʻanqalit, is mentioned in late 2nd century rabbinic writings (Sifrei on Deuteronomy 11:24), and in the Mosaic of Rehob.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nahal Ga'aton (Ga'aton River) and Yehiam Fortress". Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ^ Raphael Frankel and Israel Finkelstein, in an article published by them, entitled The Northwest Corner of Eretz-Israel in the Baraita ‘Boundaries of Eretz-Israel’, Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and its Yishuv (pub. by: Yad Izhak Ben Zvi), vol. 27, Jerusalem 1983, p. 43. (see: Finkelstein, Israel (1983). "'The Northwest Corner of Eretz-Israel' in the Baraita 'Boundaries of Eratz-Israel'". Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv. 27: 39–46. JSTOR 23398920. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |registration= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)).

33°0′23.28″N 35°5′39.41″E / 33.0064667°N 35.0942806°E / 33.0064667; 35.0942806