Gamla

Other Name: Tel es Salām
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Early Roman
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Shmarya Gutman, Danny Syon and Zvi Yavor (1976-1989), Danny Syon and Zvi Yavor (1997-2000)
Main Finds: Structure with benches
Site Condition: Inside a nature reserve, entrance fee.
Gamla Synagogue. Gilead Peli all rights reserved

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan
Longitude: 35.740705
Latitude: 32.902494
Gamla Reserve

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Syon, D. and Yavor, Z. "Gamla — Old and New" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 121, 2001: 2-33, (Hebrew).
  2. Peleg -Barkat, O. "Architectural Decoration" in Gamla II; The Architecture. The Shmaria Gutmann Excavations; 1976-1989. ed. D. Syon and Z. Yavor, IAA Reports; No. 44, Jerusalem, 2010: 159-174.
  3. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 75-90.
  4. Yavor, Z. "The Synagogue and Miqveh Complex" in Gamla II; The Architecture. The Shmaria Gutmann Excavations; 1976-1989. ed. D. Syon and Z. Yavor, IAA Reports; No. 44, Jerusalem, 2010: 40-61.
  5. Gutman, S. "The Synagogue at Gamla" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 30-34.
  6. Hachlili, R. Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research. Leiden and Boston, 2013: 26-28.
  7. Maoz, Z.U. "The Synagogue of Gamla and the Typology of Second-Temple Synagogues" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 35-41.
  8. Maoz, Z.U. "Four notes on the excavations at Gamala" in Tel Aviv. 39; 2, 2012: 230-237.
  9. Milshtein, F. "A Graphic Reconstruction of the Gamla Synagogue" in Gamla II; The Architecture. The Shmaria Gutmann Excavations; 1976-1989. ed. D. Syon and Z. Yavor, IAA Reports; No. 44, Jerusalem, 2010: 189-191.
Bibliographic citation of this page
Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 27 June 2026, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/gamla/

Photos:

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Aerial photo, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved for Abraham Graicer © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aerial photo, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved for Abraham Graicer
Gamla Synagogue. Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Gamla Synagogue. Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Gamla Synagogue. Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Gamla Synagogue. Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Syon and Yavor 2001: 11. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Study Room | Syon and Yavor 2001: 11. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.

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