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Tel Rehov
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Tel Rehov (Hebrew: תל רחוב) or Tell es-Sarem (Arabic: تل الصارم), is an archaeological site in the Bet She'an Valley, a segment of the Jordan Valley, Israel, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Beit She'an and 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of the Jordan River. It was occupied in the Bronze Age and Iron Age.
![]() "Mosaic of Rehob" from the synagogue at Khirbet Farwana/Horvat Parva near Tel Rehov | |
Coordinates | 32.457125°N 35.498242°E / 32.457125; 35.498242 |
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History | |
Founded | circa 14th century BC |
Abandoned | circa 7th century BC |
Periods | Bronze Age, Iron Age |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1997 to 2012 |
Archaeologists | Amihai Mazar |
The site is one of several suggested as Rehov (also Rehob), meaning "broad", "wide place".[1]
The oldest apiary discovered anywhere by archaeologists, including man-made beehives and remains of the bees themselves, dating between the mid-10th century BCE and the early 9th century BCE, came to light on the tell. In the nearby ruins of the mainly Byzantine-period successor of Iron Age Rehov, a Jewish town named Rohob or Roōb, within it a synagogue with the Mosaic of Rehob, considered one of the most important discoveries from the Roman - Byzantine period and the longest mosaic inscription found so far in the Land of Israel.[2][3]