Beit Qad (Bethacath) - Church
Church Name, type, function
Site Name:
Beit Qad (Bethacath)
Identification:
The site is identified with biblical Beth-Eked and is mentioned later in Eusebius' Onomasticon.
Church name:
Church
Functional Type:
Unknown
Church type:
Unknown
Location
Coordinates, ITM system:
233.69
708.35
Coordinates, ICS system:
183.69
1,208.40
Geographical region:
Samaria Hills
Topographical location:
On the southwestern slopes of Mt. Gilboa.
Distance from nearest settlement:
4.5 km east of Jenin.
Distance from Roman roads:
On the road between Caesarea and Scythopolis (Beit Shean)
Provincial affiliation:
Palaestina I
Source of knowledge
General description
State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:
Remains of an apse and walls found in the survey in the southwest of the village were attributed to a church. There is also an opinion (Magen 2012), that the apsidal structure might be a Samaritan synagogue.
Description
Small finds
Small finds illustrative material:
Architectural Evolution
| Phase no. | Century |
|---|---|
Phase 1 | Early Christian / Byzantine |
Abandonment | Unknown |