BELL CAVE which are within the city limits of Bet Guvrin, were - TopicsExpress



          

BELL CAVE which are within the city limits of Bet Guvrin, were apparently hewn during the Byzantine and Early Muslim periods. The caves were used mainly as quarries and provided building materials for cities on the coastal plain and for the Bet Guvrin itself. the 10th - century Arab traveler Al Muqaddasi wrote of Bet Guvrin: It is a land of richness and plenty, and it is are many marble quarries...
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 10:19:19 +0000

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