1471 IL - Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal (2015)

 Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal

Consisting of a series of catacombs, the necropolis developed from the 2nd century AD as the primary Jewish burial place outside Jerusalem following the failure of the second Jewish revolt against Roman rule. Located southeast of the city of Haifa, these catacombs are a treasury of artworks and inscriptions in Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew and Palmyrene. Bet She’arim bears unique testimony to ancient Judaism under the leadership of Rabbi Judah the Patriarch, who is credited with Jewish renewal after 135 AD.

贝特沙瑞姆大型公墓—犹太复兴中心

这片由一系列墓穴组成的遗产地位于耶路撒冷城外。这里从公元前二世纪开始不断发展，在第二次犹太人反抗罗马统治的革命失败后，这里成为犹太人的主要墓葬地。这些位于海法东南部的墓穴是一个由希伯来语、亚拉姆语和希腊语铭文及其它艺术形式构成的艺术宝库。公元135年后，古犹太人在族长拉比犹大的领导下实现犹太复兴，这片遗产地正是这一时期历史的独特见证。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1555

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