Tel Rehov

Tel Rehov (Tel Reḥov) (Hebrew: תל רחוב) or Tell es-Sarem (Tell eṣ-Ṣarem) (Arabic: تل الصارم) is a large archaeological site situated in the Bet She'an Valley, a segment of the Jordan Valley, Israel. The site is located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Beit She'an and 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of the Jordan River at an altitude between 160 metres (525 ft) and 126 metres (413 ft) Below Sea Level. Archaeological and historical evidences indicate that Tel Rehov was occupied in the Bronze Age and Iron Age. 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, within it a synagogue with the Mosaic of Rehob, considered one of the most important discoveries from the Roman - Byzantine period and the longest mosaic inscription found so far in the Land of Israel.