Kafr Baram; Bar’am Complete

Description

Attested solely in medieval and later written sources, Bar’am is identified as a Jewish settlement whose accounts report the presence of two synagogues at the site. Geographically, it lies in the Upper Galilee, close to the contemporary Israel–Lebanon frontier. Further reading: Aviam, M. 2001. “The Ancient Synagogues at Bar’am,” in A. J. Avery-Peck and J. Neusner (eds.), Judaism in Late Antiquity. Where We Stand: Issues and Debates in Ancient Judaism. The Special Problem of the Synagogues, part 3, volume 4, 155–173. https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/baram/