Ein Rechesh is near Tel Rekhesh/Tell el-Mukharkhash, an archaeological tell thought to be Anaharath, a town mentioned in the description of one of Thutmose III's campaigns, and also in Joshua 19:19, describing the allotment of the Tribe of Issachar.

[1][2] After 13 excavation campaigns executed between 2006 and 2023, it was concluded that site was almost continuously occupied from the Early Bronze Age to the Byzantine period.

was found at the foot of the tell in 2024, of possibly Assyrian or Babylonian age, which could be proof of Tel Rekhesh serving as an administrative centre at the time.

[1] Flora includes Tamarix, Willow, Ziziphus spina-christi, Pistacia atlantica, Faidherbia albida, and Prunus korshinskyi trees.

Many wildflowers grow during the winter months, such as Lupins (Lupinus pilosus), Cyclamen persicum, Anemones, Chives, and Asafoetida.