Anim

Other Name: Hurvat Anim

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Zvi Ilan and David Amit (1988-1989)

Main Finds: Rectangular hall with no columns. Benches, flagstone floor with an earlier mosaic stage.

Site Condition: Open to the public

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: South Hebron Mountains

316, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Amit, D. "The Synagogue at Ḥorvat ʿAnim" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 252-254.
Amit, D. "Anim" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Jerusalem, 1993: 62.
Amit, D. The Synagogue of Hurbat Ma'on and Hurbat 'Anim and the Jewish Settelments in Southern Hebron Hills. Jerusalem, Hebrew University, 2003, (Hebrew).
Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 233-236.
Werlin, S. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E. Leiden, 2015: 212-221.

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 23 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/anim/

Photos:

Photos

Eastern facade, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Looking north, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Looking south, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Benches on western and southern sides, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Ilan 1991: 302 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Anim- Plan | Ilan 1991: 302

Reconstruction of northern part, Amit 2003: fig. 24.5

Excavation plan Amit 2003: fig. 1.5

Isometric reconstruction, Amit 2003: fig. 10.5

Links:

Links

Israel Antiquities Authority Survey