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Beth Shean Leonitis
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 (Naveh 1978: 77-79), Greek (Roth-Gerson 1987: 41-43)
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
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).
Bahat, D. "A Synagogue at Beth-Shean" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed
. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 82-85.
Bahat, D. "A Synagogue at Beth-Shean" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed
. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 82-85.
Spigel, C.S.
Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities
. Tubingen, 2012: 159-161.
Photos
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David
Mosaic in Hecht Museum, courtesy of C. Ben David
The Mosaic | Bahat 1972: 56. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans
Bahat 1981: 83, courtesy of Dan Bahat and the Israel Exploration Society
Plan | Bahat 1972: 55. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Links
Israel Antiquities Authority Survey
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