Tel Rehov
Tel Rehov (Hebrew: תל רחוב) or Tell es-Sarem (Arabic: تل الصارم), is an archaeological site in the Bet She'an Valley, a segment of the Jordan Valley, Israel, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Beit She'an and 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of the Jordan River. It was occupied in the Bronze Age and Iron Age.
"Mosaic of Rehob" from Khirbet Farwana/Horvat Parva near Tel Rehov | |
Shown within Israel | |
| Coordinates | 32.457125°N 35.498242°E |
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| History | |
| Founded | circa 14th century BC |
| Abandoned | circa 7th century BC |
| Periods | Bronze Age, Iron Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1997 to 2012 |
| Archaeologists | Amihai Mazar |
The site is one of several suggested as Rehov (also Rehob), meaning "broad", "wide place",
The oldest apiary discovered anywhere by archaeologists, including man-made beehives and remains of the bees themselves, dating between the mid-10th century BCE and the early 9th century BCE, came to light on the tell. In the nearby ruins of the mainly Byzantine-period successor of Iron Age Rehov, a Jewish town named Rohob or Roōb, archaeologists discovered the longest mosaic inscription found so far in the Land of Israel.