Rujum en-Nabi Shu'ayb
رجم النبي شعيب רוג'ום נבי שועייב | |
 Rujum en-Nabi Shu'ayb seen from the Tegart fort at Shefer | |
| Alternative name | Jethro’s Cairn |
|---|---|
| Location | Galilee, Northern District, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°56′23″N 35°25′35″E / 32.939692°N 35.426468°E |
Rujum en-Nabi Shu'ayb (
Egypt's pyramids.[1]
Although the site's existence was known, many archaeologists had believed the amalgamation of stones was an ancient city wall and there had been little investigation by archeologists. In 2014, Ido Wachtel, a
ancient Egyptians and is a considered to be a one-day journey from the monument by the era's traveling standards.[1] Similar structures have also been found in the area; one of them, Rujm el-Hiri, is located east of the Sea of Galilee in the Golan Heights. Another rock structure, first detected in 2003, was found underneath the Sea of Galilee and is larger than England's Stonehenge.[2][3]
Nabi Shu’ayb was the object of traditional veneration by
Ottoman period, Druze who were unable to go to the grave at Hittin for various reasons, were satisfied with standing on the rubble at Rujum en-Nabi Shu’ayb, and looking in the direction of his grave at Hittin.[4]
See also
- Rujm el-Hiri (Gilgal Refaim)
- Nabi Shu'ayb
- Atlit Yam, which contains a semi-circle of megaliths—a possible 2nd "Stonehenge of the Levant", but submerged today—with a 6270BCE~6700BCE destruction date.
References
- ^ a b "5,000-year-old Moon-shaped Stone Structure Identified in Northern Israel". Haaretz.
- ^ September 2014, Owen Jarus 15 (September 15, 2014). "Massive 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Revealed in Israel". livescience.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Jalil, Justin. "Enigmatic ancient crescent in Galilee pegged as massive moon shrine". www.timesofisrael.com.
- ^ "Outskirts of Parod". June 14, 2015.