Sepphoris (west)

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Prosper Viaud 1909

Main Finds: Mosaic with inscription

Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 51-52)

Site Condition: the mosaic is displayed in the Wedding Church in modern Kafr Kanna

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee

Israel National Trail, Tsipori, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

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 22 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/sepphoris-west/

Photos:

Photos

Base. Ilan 1991: 221. Courtesy of Almoga Ilan. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Base in Sepphoris (West) | Base. Ilan 1991: 221. Courtesy of Almoga Ilan.

Mosaic with Aramaic Inscription. Ilan 1991: 221. Courtesy of Almoga Ilan.

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Links:

Links