'Evron; Khirbet Yanuhiyah Complete

Description

Situated in northwestern Israel, approximately 10 km north of Akko and adjacent to the present-day city of Nahariyya, the archaeological locality of ‘Evron (also identified as Khirbet Yanuhiyah) includes a Christian basilica explored in 1951. The church stands roughly 1.5 km inland from the Mediterranean shoreline. On current evidence, it may represent the earliest church yet uncovered in western Galilee. Further reading: CIIP V 6083-6096. Jacques A. 1987. A Palestinian-Syriac Inscription in the Mosaic Pavement at Evron. Eretz Israel 19, 54–56. Tzaferis V. 1987. The Greek Inscriptions from the Early Christian Church at ’Evron. Eretz-Israel 19, 36–53. Aviam, Askkenazi, Small Monasteries in Galilee in Late Antiquity: The Test Case of Karmiel, s. 169.