‘En Bar Yoẖay
‘En Bar Yoẖay is a spring in Northern District, Israel. ‘En Bar Yoẖay is situated nearby to the village Meron, as well as near Bar Yohai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Khirbet Shema and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.
Khirbet Shema
Archaeological site
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.
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.
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
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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 ‘En Bar Yoẖay.
‘En Bar Yoẖay
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “`En Bar Yohay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.97856° or 32° 58′ 43″ northLongitude
35.44151° or 35° 26′ 29″ eastElevation
665 metres (2,182 feet)Open location code
8G4QXCHR+CJGeoNames ID
386520
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“‘En Bar Yoẖay” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “‘En Bar Yoẖay”
- Hebrew: “עין בר יוחאי”
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