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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 and Hebrew (Naveh 1978: 77-79; CIIP V/2: 1760-1763), Greek (Roth-Gerson 1987: 41-43; CIIP V/2: 1762-1766).
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. Price, J. J. and Yardeni, A. "The synagogue in the “Kyrios Leontius” building complex" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. ed. W. Ameling et. al., V/Part 2: Galilaea and Northern Regions, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2023: 1757-1766.
  2. Roth-Gerson, L. The Greek Inscriptions from the Synagogues in Eretz-Israel. Jerusalem, Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, 1987: 41-43, (Hebrew).
  3. Naveh, J. On Stone and Mosaic: the Aramaic and Hebrew Inscriptions from Ancient Synagogues. Tel Aviv, Israel Exploration Society, 1978: 76-79, (Hebrew).
  4. 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).
  5. Bahat, D. "A Synagogue at Beth-Shean" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 82-85.
  6. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 159-161.
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 01 July 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/beth-shean-leonitis/

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

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