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Ofrat
Khirbet Ofrat is located on the west
Lower Galilee, on the path of the ancient road from
Shefaram (and westwards to Acre), and eastwards to
Sepphoris, Nazareth and east to the Sea of Galilee. This road
existed for thousands of years, and even today the modern
road passes exactly at the site, slicing it into two. On
this road are the ruins of a small city that existed for
over 4000 years.
This photo shows the entrance of
the ancient road to the ruins of the site. Along the road,
on both sides, are traces of an ancient wall.
The site was inhabited starting in
the Middle Bronze period (2200-1550BC), as determined by
the archaeological survey. In the south side of the Tell,
just above the ancient road that passes it, there is a
high (3M) wall that was probably built in the late Iron
Age (Israelite period, 1000-586BC). Scattered around the
area of 20 Dunam (2 Hectares) are many fragments of
ceramics, building blocks, and pillars. The findings are
mostly from later periods: Persian, Early Roman, Late
Roman, Byzantine, Mamluk and Ottoman.
It is not known if Jesus visited the
site, but it is likely that this was one of the places he
visited in his travels in the Galilee.
For more info on this site, click
here.
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Jesus continues to
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