Nahal Yir'on
| Nahal Yir'on | |
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| State | Israel |
| Region | Upper Galilee |
Nahal Yir'on (Hebrew: נַחַל יִרְאוֹן) is one of the tributaries of Nahal Dishon in the eastern Upper Galilee of Israel.
Geography
[edit]The stream begins at the Israel-Lebanon border at an altitude of 765 meters above sea level, near Kibbutz Yir'on, below "Ein Dama," which is identified as the biblical "Waters of Merom".[1] It flows southeast and ends at an altitude of 465 meters above sea level at its confluence with Nahal Dishon.
The name of the stream is the same as the biblical city of Yir'on, which is identified with the Lebanese village of Yaron.[2]
At the beginning of the stream, there are remains of an ancient winepress, and along its steep path, there are three caves on the southern hillside (Ramat Baram), including a cave known as the "Cave of the Three Bears." On the northern hillside of the stream (Ramat Yiron) is the spring Ein Yiron.[3]
Alongside the stream bed runs the Northern Road (Route 899).
References
[edit]- ^ "Bible Gateway passage: Joshua 11 - New International Version". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Katz, Hayah; Levin, Yigal (2021-01-02). "Tel Rosh: The forgotten Rehob in the Upper Galilee". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 153 (1): 24–41. doi:10.1080/00310328.2020.1751490. ISSN 0031-0328. S2CID 225601528.
mentioned in Josh 19:38 after Jiron, which he identified with the village of Yaroun, 10 km northeast of Tel Rosh in what today is south Lebanon
- ^ "מלח״ם - מערת שלושת הדובים נחל יראון, הגליל העליון". malham. Retrieved 2024-07-12.