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The ancient pools of the Sea of ​​Galilee were damaged by development works of the church

Einot Rakat are a group of springs on the Sea of ​​Galilee, whose clear waters have been flowing into pools since Roman times.

But development works of the Russian Church, whose pools are in its territory, caused damage to one of them.

Israel Antiquities Authority: "The works were done without coordination"

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Eli Ashkenazi

Monday, 26 April 2021, 16:42 Updated: 17:30

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An ancient pool in Einot Raket was damaged during works by the Russian Church on the site (Photo: Oshri Weizmann)

Injured due to church work.

Pool in Einot Rakat (Archive photo) (Photo: Walla !, Ziv Reinstein)

Einot Rakat is known to travelers and residents of Tiberias as a number of springs of clear water, which flows and fills ancient pools in the eastern part of the Sea of ​​Galilee. However, works carried out by the Russian-Provençal Church, whose pools are located, caused the destruction of an ancient wall, which dates back to Roman times.

This is the Einot Rakat area north of Tiberias. This area was bought in the 19th century by the Russian-Provoslav Church. According to the Israel Antiquities Authority, "The springs system in northern Tiberias served as an important source of water from the Bronze Age to the end of the 19th century. A stone bearing an Aramaic inscription from the Roman-Byzantine period is inlaid in one of the water pools. "

The origin of the water pools in the Roman period.

These are "level pools" designed to raise the level of spring water to allow irrigation of nearby fields.

The ponds were built on top of the springs so that the water flowing from the ground fills the pond, and then the fields can be irrigated by gravity.

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The Roman pool and the large hole that was opened in it due to the church's work (Photo: official website, Oshri Weizmann)

The origin of the water pools in the Roman period.

The hole in the ancient wall of one of the pools (Photo: Official website, Oshri Weizmann)

"Even a stupid person can make a big noise"

On the pond North found by the investigator Yitzhak Gal Aramaic inscription that reads:

[ripple] Rin f Rabbi Ala splice [enough] Bon hung Dinrin Lcns [chamber]

, and its translation, "he remembers fondly Rabbi Ulla and his brother gave three dinars to the synagogue."

Rabbi Ulla was a well-known Amora who lived in Tiberias in the fifth century.

His well-known saying is: "Esther Belgina Kish Kish is readable" ("A small coin in a jug reads Kish Kish", which means that even a stupid person can make a big noise).

It is possible that a synagogue was located in Tiberias or the Rakat Valley, which was later used to build the pool wall.

The Aramaic inscription found by Yitzhaki Gal on one of the Barkat pools (Photo: Photos by surfers, Yitzhaki Gal)

In recent days, a resident of Tiberias, Oshri Weizmann, noticed that work was being carried out near the springs and that the wall of one of the pools had been destroyed during the same work.

Weizmann also documented the works and the broken wall.

Following a Walla! "The development work was stopped immediately, until the development plans were examined. The Antiquities Authority is in contact with the church, and it has been determined that it will carry out an archeological excavation at the site. Depending on the results, the authority will guide the church regarding what is required in the field."

Einot Rakat on fuller days (Photo: Walla !, Ziv Reinstein)

"During these works, part of a storage pool was dismantled" (Photo: official website, Oshri Weizmann)

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