Shefer
Shefer is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 507.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jethro’s mound and Khirbet Shema.
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.
Khirbet Shema
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Khirbet Shema is situated 4 km north of Shefer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parod and Hemdat Yamim.
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.
Shefer
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.943° or 32° 56′ 35″ northLongitude
35.43646° or 35° 26′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8G4QWCVP+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 616548419OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Shefer” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Šefer”
- French: “Shefer”
- Hebrew: “שפר”
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