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Ashqelon

Other Name: Ashkelon, Ascalon
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Charles Clermont-Ganneau (1878)
Main Finds: Four inscriptions were found at different times. There is a marble chancel with Menorah, marble pedestal with Menorah and Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew inscriptions.
Inscriptions: Greek (CIIP III: no. 2321, 2322), Aramaic (CIIP III: 2323), Hebrew (CIIP III: 2324)
Site Condition: For the current location of the different inscriptions see CIIP III.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Coastal Plain
Unnamed Road, Ashkelon, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Sukenik, E.L. "Ascalon" Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin III, 1960: 61.
  2. Yardeni, A. and Price, J. Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. ed. Walter Ameling et. al., III: South Coast, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2014: 253-261.
  3. Ilan, Z. Ancient Synagogues in Israel. Tel Aviv, 1991: 257, (Hebrew).
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 04 December 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/ashqelon/

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Menorah on chancel Sukeinik 1935: plate XV © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Menorah on chancel Sukeinik 1935: plate XV
Menorah on chancel Sukeinik 1935: plate XV © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Menorah on chancel Sukeinik 1935: plate XV
Greek inscription on chancel Sukeinik 1935: plate XVI © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Greek inscription on chancel Sukeinik 1935: plate XVI
Greek inscription on column Sukeinik 1935: plate XVII a © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Greek inscription on column Sukeinik 1935: plate XVII a

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