Tel Bet Yeraẖ
Tel Bet Yeraẖ is an archaeological site in Northern District, Israel. Tel Bet Yeraẖ is situated nearby to the historic building Um Juni, as well as near the village Degania Bet.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Um Juni and Yardenit baptism site.
Um Juni
Historic building
Yardenit baptism site
Church
Photo: Star Mississippi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yardenit, also known as the Yardenit Baptismal Site, is a baptism site located along the Jordan River in the Galilee region of northern Israel, which is frequented by Christian pilgrims. Yardenit baptism site is situated 1¼ km north of Tel Bet Yeraẖ.
El `Ubeidiya
Ruins
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Ubeidiya, some 3 km south of the Sea of Galilee, in the Jordan Rift Valley, Israel, is an archaeological site of the early Pleistocene, c. 1.5 million years ago, preserving traces of one of the earliest migrations of Homo erectus out of Africa, with only the site of Dmanisi in Georgia being older. El `Ubeidiya is situated 1½ km southwest of Tel Bet Yeraẖ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Degania Bet and Degania Alef.
Degania Bet
Village
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Degania Bet is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee adjacent to Degania Alef, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. Degania Bet was established in 1920. As of 2023, it had a population of 764.
Degania Alef
Village
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Degania Alef is a kibbutz in northern Israel. The Jewish community was founded in 1910, making it the earliest Labor Zionist farming commune in Palestine.
Beit Zera
Village
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Beit Zera is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. As of 2023 it had a population of 756.
Tel Bet Yeraẖ
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Beit Yerah”, “Bet Yeraẖ”, “Beth Yerak”, and “Tel Bet Yerah”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.69999° or 32° 42′ northLongitude
35.56715° or 35° 34′ 2″ eastElevation
-208 metres (-682 feet)Open location code
8G4QMHX8+XVGeoNames ID
293385
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