Khirbet Ofrat is located on the west lower Galilee, on the path of the ancient road from Shefaram (and westwards to Acre), and eastwards to Sepphoris, Nazareth and east to sea of Galilee. This road existed for thousands of years, and even today the modern road passes exactly at the site, slicing it into two. On this road are the ruins of a small city that existed for over 4000 years.

 

  The photo above shows the entrance of the ancient road to the ruins of the site. Along the road, on both sides, are traces of a ancient wall.

 

   The site was inhabited starting in the Middle bronze period (2200-1550BC), as determined by the archaeological survey. In the south side of the Tell, just above the ancient road that passes it, there is a high (3M) wall that was probably built in the late Iron Age (Israelite period, 1000-586BC). Scattered around the area of 20 Dunam (2 Hectares) are many fragments of ceramics, building blocks, and pillars. The findings are mostly from later periods: Persian, Early Roman, Late Roman, Byzantine, Mamluk and Ottoman.

 

  It is not known if Jesus visited the site, but it is likely that this was one of the places he visited in his travels in the Galilee.

 

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