H̱orbat Be’er Sheva‘

H̱orbat Be’er Sheva‘ is an archaeological site in Northern District, Israel. H̱orbat Be’er Sheva‘ is situated nearby to the village Parod, as well as near Kfar Hananya.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jethro’s mound and Mt. Hazon.

Jethro’s mound

Historic site

Photo: Mlevitt1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rujum en-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jethro's Cairn is an ancient megalithic monument, consisting of a crescent shaped heap of field stones, located some 15 kilometers from the Sea of Galilee on a fairly inaccessible hillside below Parod in Northern Israel. Jethro’s mound is situated 1¼ km northeast of H̱orbat Be’er Sheva‘.

Mt. Hazon

Peak

Photo: אברהם שוורץ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mt. Hazon is a peak, which is situated 3½ km south of H̱orbat Be’er Sheva‘.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parod and Kfar Hananya.

Parod

Village

Photo: Ravit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Parod is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 661.

Kfar Hananya

Village

Photo: Rav, Public domain.

Kfar Hananya is a community settlement in the Galilee in northern Israel under the administration of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 776.The village marks the border between the historic Upper and Lower Galilee regions.

Ein al-Asad

Village

Photo: Amnon s, CC BY 3.0.

Ein al-Asad is a Druze village in northern Israel. Located near Maghar in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 955.

H̱orbat Be’er Sheva‘

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Horbat Be’er Sheva`”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.93074° or 32° 55′ 51″ north

Longitude

35.41742° or 35° 25′ 3″ east

Elevation

464 metres (1,522 feet)

Open location code

8G4QWCJ8+7X

GeoNames ID

294742

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In Other Languages

“H̱orbat Be’er Sheva‘” goes by many names.

Hebrew: “H̱orbat Be’er Sheva‘”
Hebrew: “H̱orbat Be’er Sheva’”
Hebrew: “חרבת באר שבע”

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