The Burial Place of Rabbi Judah HaNasi Bet She’arim, Israel
Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi asked to be buried at Beit She’arim. Afterward, many people sought the cemetery as their final resting place, both because of the proximity to the Rabbi and because the Roman authorities had prohibited Jewish burial in Jerusalem.
The Beit She’arim cemetery is considered one of the most fascinating finds in the archaeology of the Land of Israel. More than 300 inscriptions have been found here. The city was destroyed and burned in the 4th century CE by the Romans during the Gallus revolt.
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Rabbi Judah HaNasi asked to buried at Beit She’arim. Afterward, many people sought the cemetery as their final resting place, both because of the proximity to the Rabbi and because the Roman authorities had prohibited Jewish burial in Jerusalem.
The Bet She’arim cemetery is considered one of the most fascinating finds in the archaeology of the Land of Israel. More than 300 inscriptions have been found here. The city was destroyed and burned in the 4th century CE.
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