Miqwa'ot in the Necropolis of Beth She'arim

Three stepped water installations were discovered within the grounds of the Beth She’arim necropolis during excavations in the 1940s and 1950s, directed by Benjamin Mazar and Nahman Avigad. A reexamination of these installations has revealed that they served as ancient ritual baths (miqwa‘ot), which...

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Authors: ʿAmit, Daṿid 1948-2013 (Author) ; Adler, Yonatan 1976- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. 2010
In: Israel exploration journal
Year: 2010, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 72-88
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
Further subjects:B Archaeology
B Mikveh
B Bet Shearim
B Cleaning
B Cemetery
B Funeral