Kursi, Sea of Galilee

Kursi
Kursi, Sea of Galilee is located in the Golan Heights
Kursi, Sea of Galilee
Shown within the Golan Heights
RegionGolan Heights
Coordinates32°49′33.91″N 35°39′1.36″E / 32.8260861°N 35.6503778°E / 32.8260861; 35.6503778
TypeSettlement

Kursi (Medieval Greek: Κυρσοί, Hebrew: כורסי, Arabic: الكرسي) is an archaeological site in the Golan Heights containing the ruins of a Byzantine monastery and identified by tradition as the site of Jesus' "Miracle of the Swine".[1] Part of the archaeological site is now an Israeli national park. Kursi takes its name from the Talmudic site.[2] A marble slab with Aramaic text discovered in December 2015 seems to indicate that the settlement had, as of c. 500 CE, a Jewish or Judeo-Christian population.

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  2. ^ "Our Researchers Uncover a Unique Hebrew Inscription Showing Existence of a Jewish Village at Kursi" (Press release). University of Haifa. December 2015.