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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: PEKI''IN old Synagogue Alternative Name: Bukayyʿa
Country: Israel
NOTE: This site is 0.13 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Ma'alot-Tarshiha
Latitude: 32.977501N  Longitude: 35.335590E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
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4Short walk on a footpath
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PEKI'IN (Heb. פְּקִיעִין, is a village in Upper Galilee; noted for its tradition of continuous Jewish settlement throughout the ages. Peki'in can possibly be identified with Baca (Jos., Wars 3:39), the town which marked the boundary between the Upper and Lower Galilee. Fragments of reliefs with Jewish symbols are found dispersed in the village, dating from the late Roman period.

According to the Pesikta de-Rav Kahana, Beqa' was the place where R. *Simeon b. Yoḥai and his son R. Eleazar lived in a cave for 13 years during the Hadrianic persecution of Jews which followed the Bar Kokhba War (132–35). In the Midrash Kohelet Rabbah (10:11), which is the main source of the story, the place is called Peki'in. During their stay in the cave they lived from the fruits of an old mulberry tree. Above the cave stood a giant carob tree and a spring was located below it. Votive gifts and oil lamps were placed in the crevice of the cave by Jews and non-Jews alike.

Additional places of importance in the village included the marked grave of the talmudic scholar R. *Abba Oshayah of Tiria, which was located near the spring of Ein Tiria to the west of Peki'in and surrounded by large and hallowed trees, referred to by the Jews of the village as the "groves." Also located there was the tomb of R. Yose of Peki'in, which is mentioned in the Zohar and other sources.

The antiquity, mystery, and wonder surrounding the Jews of Peki'in were added to by the presence of Jewish fellaheen in this outlying corner of Upper Galilee and their claim of being the last group of Jews who were never exiled. Their features, their clothing, their language, and their Arabic village life until the second third of the 20th century all added to the character of the village.
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PEKI''IN old Synagogue
PEKI''IN old Synagogue submitted by motist : PEKI''IN old Synagogue Margalit Zinati of Pekiʽin with the newly discovered ancient stone. (Ritvo, courtesyBeit Zinati) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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PEKI''IN old Synagogue
PEKI''IN old Synagogue submitted by motist : PEKI''IN old Synagogue Margalit Zinati of Pekiʽin with the newly discovered ancient stone. (Ritvo, courtesyBeit Zinati) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Peki’in exhibit to display treasure from historic Chalcolithic burial cave by motist on Saturday, 15 December 2018
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Peki’in exhibit to display treasure from historic Chalcolithic burial cave
The cave is the largest known such cave in Israel, contained a wealth of ancient artifacts: decorated ossuaries, burial offerings, jars, stone tools and more.
By Rachel Bernstein December 11, 2018 20:20
2 minute read.

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Pekiin-exhibit-to-display-treasure-from-historic-Chalcolithic-burial-cave-574090?fbclid=IwAR04CKQbmjjtepgIhC5S329L88_lWpMAqZ1q6yc7o1yg16WMGxkjVK4Bkig
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Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions Found in Northern Israel with 2,000-Year Jewish Presence by motist on Tuesday, 21 February 2017
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An 1,800 year old limestone town square dating back to the Roman period, including columns engraved with two Hebrew inscriptions, was recently discovered during the course of restoration and conservation work carried out in an ancient synagogue and neighboring Beit Zinati visitor center in Peki’in, in the Western Galilee.

The stone was found upside down in the building’s courtyard. A preliminary analysis of the engraving suggests that these are dedicatory inscriptions honoring donors to the synagogue.


“The Talmudic and Midrashic sources tell of the Galilean sages that lived in Peki’in. I believe that these inscriptions will add an important tier to our knowledge about the Jewish town in the village of Peki’in during the Roman and Byzantine periods,” said Yoav Lerer, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) inspector in the Western Galilee.


The Land of Israel constantly reveals hidden treasures, testifying to its rich history and the Jewish People’s deep and longlasting ties to the land. This recent discovery has a 2,000 year-old story.

An 1,800 year old limestone town square dating back to the Roman period, including columns engraved with two Hebrew inscriptions, was recently discovered during the course of restoration and conservation work carried out in an ancient synagogue and neighboring Beit Zinati visitor center in Peki’in, in the Western Galilee.

The stone was found upside down in the building’s courtyard. A preliminary analysis of the engraving suggests that these are dedicatory inscriptions honoring donors to the synagogue.


“The Talmudic and Midrashic sources tell of the Galilean sages that lived in Peki’in. I believe that these inscriptions will add an important tier to our knowledge about the Jewish town in the village of Peki’in during the Roman and Byzantine periods,” said Yoav Lerer, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) inspector in the Western Galilee.

The new visitor center currently under construction will tell the 2,000-year-old history of the Jews in the village as well as the unique story of the Zinati family – the village’s oldest Jewish family. Up to this day Margalit Zinati, the last member of the Jewish Zinati family to “keep the flame alive”, resides in the house next door to the synagogue.

The Jewish community of Peki’in has maintained a presence there since the Second Temple period, unlike the vast majority of Jews who were driven into the Diaspora at some point in the last two millennia. The only interruption in the continued Jewish presence was during the 1936–1939 Arab riots, after which most Jews in Peki’in did not return to the village. The town is currently inhabited mostly by Druze.

“Peki’in is one of the most significant sites in the Galilee and is a place where there has always been a Jewish presence. It is a great honor for me that during my tenure in office, such an important discovery has been made that tells this 2,000 year old story of the Land of Israel,” said Ze’ev Elkin, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage.

“This is a historical discovery of unparalleled importance,” stated Uriel Rosenboym, director of Beit Zinati. “There was an ancient synagogue here, and the synagogue was built in its current form in recent centuries. We are pleased to open the new museum with a historic message about this ancient community.”
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