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Ancient synagogues in Palestine

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188: 30: 217:. Lions were depicted to represent the power of God. Aside from remains found in-situ, architectural elements of the synagogues are often found to have been reused in the houses of adjacent villages. Sometimes dressed stones were transferred further afield and lintels from the doorways of ancient Palestinian synagogues are also to be found in contemporary homes in Syria. 198:
A survey conducted in the 1970s found that of the known synagogue inscriptions, 67 were in Greek and found in the coastal and major inland cities. Another 54 were in Aramaic, and 14 in Hebrew. The vast majority of inscriptions are dedicatory, while the remainder feature literary sources or are short
278:. A significant portion of the scientific community agrees that some of these are synagogues, while some are debated. They all share only a certain number of architectural characteristics with the better-accepted post-destruction synagogues. 1497:
Kohl and Watzinger, the first scholars to embark upon serious research of Palestinian synagogue architecture and decoration, held the view that the lion was possibly the only genuine symbolic motif representing the power of
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near Jerusalem โ€“ structure excavated in 1991 by the late Alexander Onn, who dated it to early 1st century-31 BCE; insufficiently published, some claim the "case evaporated" and the "claim should be withdrawn"
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The majority of the inscriptions revealed in synagogues in the Land of Israel are in Aramaic (about 140). There are, in addition , a few Hebrew inscriptions and about fifty Greek inscriptions...
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Some modern-day synagogue architects have relied upon synagogue architecture in ancient Judea in an attempt to create an "identifiably Jewish style" of synagogue design. The
2115: 172:. The oldest remains of a synagogue date from the 1st century CE. After the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, the local synagogue became its substitute and from 2095: 176:
onward, the number of synagogues discovered rise significantly, with over one hundred being unearthed in Palestine alone. More than fifty of these are situated in
224:; it is in Greek and dates to the first century BCE or the first century CE. It was discovered in the City of David, just south of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. 2110: 1643: 1686: 698: 1513: 520:, where the two gathering rooms might be defined as a synagogue โ€“ around 100 BCE (?) โ€“ highly contested; if indeed a synagogue: of a sectarian type 373:(?) โ€“ "first rural synagogue" of the period discovered as of 2016; at a Jewish farmstead from the Second Temple Period, 8 km SE of Mount Tabor 1819:
The synagogue building in Gamla, which was constructed in the early first century CE, is the oldest positively identified synagogue in Palestine.
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labels for images. Decorations used on mosaic floors, capitals and lintels were symbolic of the Temple service and included the
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The same sites listed in a tentatively chronological order according to the excavators' estimate of the time of construction.
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onwards had annexes attached to the main structure, indicating that synagogues additionally functioned as a communal centres.
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date from the Roman and Byzantine periods, from the third to seventh centuries. Synagogues from before the destruction of the
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I estimate that it had the largest seating capacity of the Palestinian synagogue buildings and could have accommodated 360.
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The synagogue of Capernaum is the best preserved Palestinian synagogue; like the others, it comes from the 3rd century AD.
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than they did afterwards. Several examples of such early synagogues from the time and territory of the
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New locations are being added here, without pretending to maintain a fully updated list.
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All of the early synagogues were purpose-built and many synagogues dating to the
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Heaven on Earth: Helios and the Zodiac Cycle in Ancient Palestinian Synagogues
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Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research
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Archaeologists in Israel Find Ancient Synagogue Predating Second Temple Ruin
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Numerous inscriptions have been found in the ancient synagogues of the
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Ancient Mosaic Pavements: Themes, Issues, and Trends: Selected Studies
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Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities: Methodology, Analysis and Limits
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Location โ€“ Built; in use till โ€“ Discovered by โ€“ Comments/reservations
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Ancient synagogues: historical analysis and archaeological discovery
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Population matters: people, resources, environment, and immigration
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Nouvelles decouvertes archeologiques de synagogues en Palestine
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Eric M. Meyers; American Schools of Oriental Research (1997).
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The earliest synagogue inscription uncovered to date is the
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Ben Tsiyon Rozenfeld; Joseph Menirav; Chava Cassel (2005).
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Judaism and Hellenism in antiquity: conflict or confluence
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dynasties until 70 CE have been excavated in Israel, the
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The Oxford encyclopedia of archaeology in the Near East
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discovered as of July 2018 and interpreted by some as
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Psychology Press. p. 102. 1265:mentioned in Acts of the Apostles 236:Henry S. Frank Memorial Synagogue 90:communities from the time of the 566:(1st half of the 1st century CE) 194:, dating from the 4th century CE 1837:. T & T Clark. p. 96. 1509:Raphael Greenberg, Adi Keinan. 720:โ€“ the best preserved synagogue. 250:Second Temple period synagogues 56:Ancient synagogues in Palestine 1666:Khirbet Wadi Hamam Excavations 1411:. Brill Archive. p. 198. 441:(1st century CE), including a 109:; the vast majority of these, 1: 2081:History of Palestine (region) 2047:, created by scholars of the 636: 415:โ€“ contested; inside Herodian 110: 1807:. 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Palestinian synagogues

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Eshtemoa synagogue
as-Samu
West Bank
synagogues
Land of Israel
Palestine region
Israel
Palestinian territories
Golan Heights
Jewish
Samaritan
Hasmonean dynasty
Hellenistic
Byzantine
Land of Israel
Aramaic
Greek
Hebrew
archaeological excavations
Israel
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Second Temple
Gamla
Masada
Herodium

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