The ruins of Beit She'arim (Sheikh Abrekh in Arabic) in the Galilee preserve a vast necropolis with catacombs containing a large number of rock-cut Jewish tombs from the late 2nd to 6th centuries CE.The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Volume 1, pp. 309–311. The ancient city of Besara, today known as Beit She'arim, was located near what is now the modern town of Tiv'on. According to various sources, it was one of the most highly desired burial places for Jews in the ancient world, second only to the Mount of Olives in its desirability. This prestige is attributed to Beit She'arim being named as the burial place of Yehuda HaNasi (Judah the Prince).
The ruins of Beit She'arim (Sheikh Abrekh in Arabic) in the Galilee preserve a vast necropol,is with catacombs containing a large number of rock-cut Jewish tombs from the late 2nd to 6th centuries CE.The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Volume 1, pp. 309–311. The ancient city of Besara, today known as Beit She'arim, was located near what is now the modern town of Tiv'on. According to various sources it was one of the most highly desired burial places for Jews in the ancient world, second only to the Mount of Olives in its desirability. This prestige is attributed to Beit She'arim being named as the burial place of Yehuda HaNasi (Judah the Prince).