In the 1880s,
Gottlieb Schumacher described it as " A small winter village, consisting of ten huts on the Wady Deir 'Aziz (Wady esh Shukeiyif). It belongs to the 'Arab ed-Diäb, but is not inhabited in summer". The site included an ancient
Jewish settlement. The remains of the synagogue, one of two public buildings found at the site, were initially uncovered by
Lawrence Oliphant in the late 19th century. On 1967, the Syrian village was occupied by Israel during the
1967 Six-Day War. In the 21st century, the synagogue underwent excavation and subsequent restoration efforts. == Archeology ==