Mazar (Maisler), B. (1957). Beth She'arim – Report on the Excavations during 1936–40 (bằng tiếng Do Thái). Quyển 1 (The Catacombs I–IV). Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society. tr. 19.. See also p. 137 in: Vitto, Fanny (1996). "Byzantine Mosaics at Bet She'arim: New Evidence for the History of the Site". 'Atiqot. Quyển 28. tr. 115–146. JSTOR23458348.. In the Jerusalem Talmud (Kila'im 9:3), the town's name is written in an elided-consonant form, ({{subst:Lang-he-n|בית שריי}}), which follows more closely the Greek transliteration in Josephus' Vita § 24, (tiếng Hy Lạp: Βησάραν).