Beth Shean Leonitis

Other Name: Beit Shean Leonitis
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Dan Bahat (1970-1972)
Main Finds: Small room with no columns. Mosaic with menorah and animals. Greek and Aramaic inscriptions.
Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 77-79), Greek (Roth-Gerson 1987: 41-43)
Mosaics: Yes
Site Condition: Nothing to see at the site. The mosaic is on display at the Hecht Museum, University of Haifa.
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Beth Shean Valley
אווה בויאר 12-16, בית שאן, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Roth-Gerson, L. The Greek Inscriptions from the Synagogues in Eretz-Israel. Jerusalem, Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, 1987: 41-43, (Hebrew).
  2. Naveh, J. On Stone and Mosaic: the Aramaic and Hebrew Inscriptions from Ancient Synagogues. Tel Aviv, Israel Exploration Society, 1978: 76-79, (Hebrew).
  3. Bahat, D. "The Synagogue at Beth-Shean - Preliminary Report" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 2, 1972: 55-58, (Hebrew).
  4. Bahat, D. "A Synagogue at Beth-Shean" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 82-85.
  5. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 159-161.

Photos:

Photos
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David
Bahat 1972: 56. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Mosaic | Bahat 1972: 56. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

Plans and Drawings:

Plans
Bahat 1981: 83, courtesy of Dan Bahat and the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Bahat 1981: 83, courtesy of Dan Bahat and the Israel Exploration Society
Bahat 1972: 55. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan | Bahat 1972: 55. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

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