Prelude Cave

Prelude Cave is a cave in , . Prelude Cave is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Tel Maresha.

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or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central , in the Shfela region. It is a particularly good place to visit in summer, because its caves are cool and shady even when it's scorching outside.

Ruins
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Maresha was an Iron Age city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, whose remains have been excavated at Tell Sandahanna, an archaeological mound or 'tell' renamed after its identification to . is situated 1¼ km southwest of Prelude Cave.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km northwest of Prelude Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the , for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 505.

Hamlet
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, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim, is an Israeli educational therapy youth village for teenagers aged 14–18 from the ultra-orthodox community who do not fit into regular educational frameworks. is situated 3 km northeast of Prelude Cave.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located five kilometres north-east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,421. is situated 6 km northeast of Prelude Cave.

Prelude Cave

Latitude
31.60233° or 31° 36′ 8″ north
Longitude
34.90371° or 34° 54′ 13″ east
Open location code
8G3PJW23+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 994339757
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Prelude Cave” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “מערת המבוא”

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Highlights include Bell Cave and Garden Cave.

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