Horvat Kur
Horvat Kur is a ruins in Northern District, Israel. Horvat Kur is situated nearby to the village Tabgha, as well as near the locality Mount of Beatitudes.Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: archaeological site
- Also known as: “Horbat Kur” and “Kh. Kur”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinneret and Church of Loaves and Fishes.
Kinneret
Archaeological site
Photo: Drahnier, Copyrighted free use.
Kinneret is the name of an important Bronze and Iron Age city of the ancient Levant situated on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was first mentioned in the 14th century BC Tale of Aqhat of Ugarit, and in also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Kinneret is situated 1½ km south of Horvat Kur.
Church of Loaves and Fishes
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, shortened to the Church of the Multiplication, is a Roman Catholic church located at Tabgha, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Church of Loaves and Fishes is situated 1½ km southeast of Horvat Kur.
Church of the Beatitudes
Church
Photo: Bantosh, Public domain.
The Church of the Beatitudes is a Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Beatitudes by the Sea of Galilee near Tabgha and Capernaum in Israel. Church of the Beatitudes is situated 2 km east of Horvat Kur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tabgha and Mount of Beatitudes.
Tabgha
Village
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tabgha is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel and a depopulated Palestinian village. It is traditionally accepted as the place of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the third resurrection appearance of Jesus after his Crucifixion.
Mount of Beatitudes
Locality
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mount of Beatitudes is a hill in northern Israel, in the Korazim Plateau. It is the traditional site of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
Dalmanutha
Locality
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
Dalmanutha or Dalmanoutha is the unknown destination of Jesus on the shores of the Sea of Gallilee after he fed the four thousand, as recorded in Mark's gospel.
Horvat Kur
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.88471° or 32° 53′ 5″ northLongitude
35.53687° or 35° 32′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8G4QVGMP+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1191217932OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q65234568
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Hebrew—“Horvat Kur” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Horvat Kur”
- Hebrew: “חורבת כור”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Benedictine Monastery of Tabgha and Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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