3rd Century CE

“Beit Midrash” Inscription from Dabura in the Golan Heights

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A complete lintel was discovered in Ḣorvat Dvora or Dabura with a Hebrew inscription engraved inside the wreath reading:

“This is the beit midrash of the Rabbi Eli'ezer ha-Qappar”.

 

A Beit Midrash is a place of Torah learning. The Inscription is the only reference to a Beit Midrash in archaeological finds.

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This is the beit midrash (Hall dedicated for Torah Learning) of the Rabbi Eli'ezer ha-Qappar.”

The lintel is the only reference to a beit midrash in archaeological finds.

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