Object description

Beit She'arim is the currently used name for the ancient Jewish town of Bet She'arāyim or Kfar She'arāyim , made popular by its necropolis, now known as Beit She'arim National Park. The site, located on a hill, was known initially by its Arabic name Sheikh Ibreik or Sheikh Abreik, purchased by the Jewish National Fund, and which historical geographer Samuel Klein in 1936 identified as Talmudic Beit She'arim.