Neve Ur
kibbutz in Israel
Neve Ur (Hebrew: נווה אור, lit. 'Ur Oasis') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Beit She'an Valley on the Jordan River and to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 451.
Etymology
The kibbutz is named after the Biblical town of Ur Kasdim (Ur of the Chaldees) in Mesopotamia, where Abraham lived before he left for the land of Canaan, the future land of Israel (Genesis 11:31).
Historical and archaeological sites
Prehistory
Mesolithic, including Late Mesolithic Natufian remains were excavated in Neve Ur, as well as Pre-Pottery Neolithic A stone and bone tools.
Belvoir Fortress
On the west side of Highway 90 and some 500 meters above, overlooking Neve Ur's hillside citrus groves, is the most completely preserved Crusader fortress in Israel, the Belvoir Fortress. Its Hebrew name is Kokhav HaYarden (lit. Star of the Jordan), for the nearby ancient Jewish village of Kokhav (star). (When the castle was restored by the National Parks Authority, they found that many of the stones used in building it had been brought up from a 3rd-century CE synagogue from the Jewish town of Kochav, 700 m. lower down and southeast of the fortress.)
Muslims call it Kaukab al-Hawa (Arabic: lit.
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