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gubbi1 Says: Walking through the ruins of Korazim NP you will feel under observation. And this is true :) Quite a lot of Hyrax are roaming the park and call it their home. Compared to many other places where I met these really cute animals, these here were really shy and tried to find...
gubbi1 Says: The 'Seat of Moses' is a decorated basalt chair that holds an Aramaic inscription saying:' ... Yodan, son of Yishmael, who donated of his wealth to the building of this synagogue'. So Yodan was a VIP in the community in his time.
gubbi1 Says: Take your time to have a look at the various ornaments in the Synagogue in Korazims National Park. Especially beacuse basalt is a very hard material it must have been a lot of work to fulfill what you can see here today.
gubbi1 Says: The Ark of the Law is the place where the Torah Scrolls are kept. The Torah is one of the most important and precious posessions for the Jewish worshipper and therefore requires a precious place. Have a look at the remains of the Ark of the Law which held the Torah Scrolls...
gubbi1 Says: In the Synagogue you will find several beautiful ornaments. One of them is the Medusa carved into the basalt. In the greek mythology everyone who looked at her turned immediately into stone. Perseus managed to kill her avoiding to look at her. You can look at the ornament...
gubbi1 Says: Probably the synagogue was built in the 4th century, in that time many synagogues were built in the region. Its length is 23 meters and its width 17 meters. Notice beautiful artwork on the remains of the building. In it people worshipped but the synagogue also served as a...
Martin_S. Says: We found some very beautifully preserved arches in the residential areas and also in the ritual bath area, here are a few examples.As you can see from the 4th picture the columns had carved tops.The last picture shows an overview of one residential area and again you can see...
Martin_S. Says: Just past the entrance you find the ritual bath, it was to me, different than most in that you did not find the bath with the ritual number of steps leading down into the water. There are also the pillars with caps, sort of like a tiny stonehenge type structure found just...
Martin_S. Says: We visited Korazim with our friend Hrvojka who arrived from Croatia to see a little of our country and this was just one of the spots we enjoyed.We enjoyed stepping into a bit of history here and the Synagogue was the architectural highlight of this visit. The triangular...
Keep a watch out for the Hyrax
Martin_S. Says: Usually people will visit here and never see the Hyrax (rock bunny or Shavan HaSela in Hebrew). They are very quiet and reclusive so if you make a sudden movement they disapper into the rocks they enjoy sitting and sleeping on. But if you are very quiet and move very slowly...
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We visited Korazim with our friend Hrvojka who arrived from Croatia to see a little of our country and this was just one of the spots we enjoyed.We enjoyed...
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The Korazim National Park is the home to the remains of the ancient town Korazim, which was know to grow good wheat. The town beginning lies around the 1st or 2nd century. The remains which you can......
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Korazim, Corazim, Karrezah or Chorazim.
Here at Korazim, perched on a small promnitory overlooking the northern edge of Lake Kinneret (Sea Of Galilee), you will find little left of what was once a thriving town. Enough remains to give you...
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