Background
Bahat was born in Poland to parents who were citizens of Mandatory Palestine.
Bahat was born in Poland to parents who were citizens of Mandatory Palestine.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The family moved to Tel Aviv in 1939 and became Israeli citizens in 1948. He served in the Israel Defense Forces from 1956 to 1958. In 1964 he gained a Bachelor"s degree in archaeology and Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He finished his master"s degree in 1978 In 1990 he obtained the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Hebrew University on the topic "Topography and Toponymy of Crusader Jerusalem" under the supervision of Joshua Prawer.