Mazar (Maisler), B. (1957). Beth She'arim – Report on the Excavations during 1936–40 (dalam bahasa Hebrew). Vol. 1 (The Catacombs I–IV). Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society. hlm. 19. Pemeliharaan CS1: Bahasa yang tidak diketahui (link). See also p. 137 in: Vitto, Fanny (1996). "Byzantine Mosaics at Bet She'arim: New Evidence for the History of the Site". 'Atiqot. 28: 115–146. JSTOR23458348.. In the Jerusalem Talmud (Kila'im 9:3), the town's name is written in an elided-consonant form, (Ibrani: בית שריי), which follows more closely the Greek transliteration in Josephus' Vita § 24, (bahasa Yunani: Βησάραν).
