En Gedi

Other Name: Ein Gedi
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Dan Barag, Yoseph Porat and Ehud Netzer (1970-1971)
Main Finds: Benches and Bema. Mosaic with birds and geometric shapes. Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions. Scroll fragments from leviticus.
Inscriptions: Hebrew and Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 105-109; Werlin 2015: 114-127)
Mosaics: yes
Site Condition: National Park entrance fee. For the ancient synagogue only: 14₪ per adult, 7₪ pensioner/child, 12₪ per student
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Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Judea
90, ישראל

Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Weiss, Z. "Figurative Versus Non-Figurative Compositions in Synagogue Mosaics: The Synagogue at ‘En Gedi as a Test Case" in The 14th Conference of the Association Internationale pour l'Étude de la Mosaïque Antique (AIEMA) - 15–19 October 2018 Nocisia, Cyprus. ed. D. Michaelides, Athens, 2023: 478-487.
  2. Aviam, M. "The Synagogue at Ein Gedi: Final Report - Major Contribution to the Study of Ancient Synagogues in Israel" Cathedra 183, 2023: 128-135, (Hebrew).
  3. Porath, Y. The Synagogue at En-Gedi. Qedem 64, Jerusalem, The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, 2021.
  4. Hirschfeld, Y. "En-Gedi — A Large Jewish Village" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 128, 2004: 62-87, (Hebrew).
  5. Barag, D. , Porat, Y. and Netzer, E. "The Second Season of Excavations in the Synagogue at En-Gedi" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 2, 1972: 52-54, (Hebrew).
  6. Longcare, D. "Reconsidering the Date of the En-Gedi Leviticus Scroll (EGLev): Exploring the Limitations of the Comparative-Typological Paleographic Method" Textus 27, 2018: 44-84.
  7. Barag, D. and Porat, Y. "The Synagogue at En Gedi" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 3(3), 1970: 97-100, (Hebrew).
  8. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 198-204.
  9. Werlin, S. The Late Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine. Leiden, 2015: 91-134.
  10. Barag, D. , Porat, Y. and Netzer, "The Synagogue at 'En-Gedi" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 116-119.

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