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Mount Nitai

We are on the summit of Mount Nitai. At the foot of the mountain, on the cliffs here bellow us, there are dozens of caves, most of them are hewn in the rock. The nearest water sources are in the Arbel brook below and access to them from the mountain is difficult due to the cliffs. On the steep slope at the foot of the mountain cliffs was an ancient Jewish village, we don’t know for sure its name at the time, and we name it now Khirbet Wadi Hammam, it was one of the largest villages in the lower part of Galilee in Roman times. What is the origin of the name Mount Nittai? So, a famous individual who lived in the 2nd century BC in Arbel, the ancient village across the valley, and his name is Nittai of Arbel. He was the presiding judge or another description would be vice president of the Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin is a type of a Jewish supreme council and court having jurisdiction over religious, civil, and criminal issues. It operated during the 2nd temple period probably until the early 5th century. The name Nittai was given to this mountain not too long ago, so Mount Nitai today was probably called Arbel in Roman times, so, in high probability, statements about the caves in Arbel - it is possible that they referred to the two locations together and maybe even sometimes, the reference was to Mount Nitai only. The wall has nine guard towers that apart from one or two they are hard to spot. The wall was built to protect whoever was east of the wall, that is, whoever was in the caves on the cliffs. All nine towers are facing west - the only direction from which an enemy was expected to come; In addition, the end of the wall to the north, ends in a square tower - between it and the edge of the cliff was a narrow passage - the only passage through which the wall can be passed towards the steep slope of the cliff. For more information in English visit - https://historicalsitesinisrael.com/e... For more information in Hebrew visit - https://historicalsitesinisrael.com/%... Yehuda Holtzman