Khirbet Shema
Khirbet Shema is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron
- Also known as: “Horbat Shema`”, “Khirbat Sham‘”, and “Khirbat Shema”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb and Old Meron Synagogue.
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb
Synagogue
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai, or Kever Rashbi, on Mount Meron is the traditional burial place of the 2nd-century Mishnaic rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. A place of pilgrimage since the late 15th century, it is today the second-most-visited Jewish site in the world after the Western Wall with as many as two million annual visitors. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb is situated 440 metres north of Khirbet Shema.
Old Meron Synagogue
Archaeological site
Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 640 metres north of Khirbet Shema.
Mount Meron
Peak
Photo: Lior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Meron, also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel Jarmaq, is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve. Mount Meron is situated 3½ km northwest of Khirbet Shema.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meron and Bar Yohai.
Meron
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Meron or Meiron is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
Bar Yohai
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bar Yohai is a religious Jewish community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Mount Meron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. as of 2023 its population was 1,161.
Kfar Shamai
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfar Shamai is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in Upper Galilee, about 1.9 miles west of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 628. Kfar Shamai is situated 3 km southeast of Khirbet Shema.
Khirbet Shema
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.97693° or 32° 58′ 37″ northLongitude
35.43959° or 35° 26′ 23″ eastElevation
738 metres (2,421 feet)Open location code
8G4QXCGQ+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 737145337OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“Khirbet Shema” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “H̱orbat Shema‘”
- French: “Khirbat Shema”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Shema‘”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Shema”
- Hebrew: “חורבת שמע”
- Hebrew: “חרבת שמע”
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