The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/beit-guvrin/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Beit Guvrin | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/beit-guvrin/ 32 32 Hera help us! Rare knucklebone dice with names of gods show gaming in ancient Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-knucklebone-dice-give-glimpse-of-hellenistic-gaming-in-ancient-israel/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:53:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2819295 530 so-called 'astragali,' dating to Hellenistic period 2,300 years ago, found in southern Israel; inscribed in Greek with names of deities Aphrodite, Eros, Hermes, Hera, and Nike

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]]> Amateur cyclist, a dancer and barista, is new national champion https://www.timesofisrael.com/amateur-cyclist-an-immigrant-dancer-is-new-national-champion/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:58:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2568468 25-year-old Vlad Logionov, an immigrant from Ukraine, says he came to 'surprise everyone and win' at the weekend's Road Race Championships at Beit Guvrin

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]]> Italian artist’s ‘Human Forms’ reopen a long-closed Beit Guvrin cave https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-artists-human-forms-reopen-a-long-closed-beit-guvrin-cave/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:04:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2378584 Ivo Bisignano sought a different kind of museum to exhibit his collection of sculptures and video art

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]]> Some 20 national parks and nature reserves to open Wednesday by advance booking https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-20-national-parks-and-nature-reserves-to-open-wednesday-by-advance-booking/ Tue, 05 May 2020 10:10:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2298535 Internet site for registration to open Tuesday, with visitor quotas and visit duration times to be set for each site

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]]> 1,020 untouched clay sealings discovered after two millennia in hidden cave https://www.timesofisrael.com/1020-untouched-clay-sealings-discovered-after-two-millennia-in-hidden-cave/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:28:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1921630 A find of international significance in central Israel, the Hellenistic-era trove puts the ancient cosmopolitan city of Maresha 'back on the map'

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]]> Canaanite cult site offers up its treasures after 3,300 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/canaanite-cult-site-offers-up-its-treasures-after-3300-years/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:30:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1078863 Tel Burna excavation in central Israel reveals ceramic masks that could mark shrine to storm god Ba'al

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]]> Dylan Douglas digs the ancient sites https://www.timesofisrael.com/dylan-douglas-digs-the-ancient-sites/ Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:30:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1017837 The son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones gets into archaeology on his bar mitzvah trip

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]]> Beit Guvrin caves declared World Heritage Site https://www.timesofisrael.com/beit-guvrin-caves-declared-world-heritage-site/ Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:42:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1015856 'City under a city' that bears witness to 2,000-year history joins 7 other sites in Israel on UN list

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]]> Reignited blaze threatening to spread onto moshav https://www.timesofisrael.com/crews-battle-to-control-blaze-near-army-base/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:01:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=482920 Over 70 fires reported across country, including at Mitkan Adam army base and in Lachish region, where two massive scorchers break out

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]]> Park evacuated, roads shut as brush fire spreads https://www.timesofisrael.com/park-evacuated-roads-shut-as-brush-fire-spreads/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:25:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=482150 Emergency services combat flames near Beit Guvrin

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]]> Almond joy, it’s Tu Bishvat time https://www.timesofisrael.com/orange-you-glad-its-tu-bishvat/ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:40:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=348564 Branch out and climb a tree, chew on a carob pod, or frolic in an orchard for the Jewish Arbor Day

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