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Gaza
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Asher Ovadiah (1967. 1976)
Main Finds:
Columns and apse. Mosaic with depiction of King David.
Inscriptions:
Hebrew (Naveh 1978: 91: CIIP Vol. 3: 432-433), Greek (Roth-Gerson 1987: 91-97; Werlin 2015: 257-260: CIIP Vol 3: 430-432, 434-441)
Mosaics:
yes
Site Condition:
Unknown. Mosiac floor on display at the Good Samaritan Museum. Entrance Fee.
Greek inscription, Ovadiah 1969 plate 15 b, courtesy of Asher Ovadiah and the Israel Exploration Society
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Coastal Plain
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Selected Bibliography
Selected Bibliography
Ovadia, A. "The Synagogue at Gaza"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
4, 1968: 127-124, (Hebrew).
Ovadia, A. "Excavations in the Area of the Ancient Synagogue at Gaza"
Israel Exploration Journal
19, 1969: 193-198.
Ovadia, A. "The Synagogue at Gaza" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed
. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 129-131.
Ovadiah, A. "Gaza"
The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land
. 1993: 465-467.
Werlin, S.
The Late Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine
. Leiden, 2015: 237-262.
Avi-Yonah, M. "The Discovery of an Ancient Synagogue at Gaza"
Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society
30, 1966: 221-223, (Hebrew).
Photos
The "David" mosaic, Ovadiah 1981: 130, courtesy of Asher Ovadiah and the Israel Exploration Society
Greek inscription, Ovadiah 1969 plate 15 b, courtesy of Asher Ovadiah and the Israel Exploration Society
Medalions with Animal Figures | Ovadiah 1981: 131. Courtesy of Asher Ovadiah and the Israel Exploration Society
Mosaic, Ovadiah 1968: plate c, photo by Micha Pan, courtesy of Asher Ovadiah and the Israel Exploration Society
Fragment of mosaic, The Museum of the Good Samaritan, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Fragment of mosaic, The Museum of the Good Samaritan, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Fragment of mosaic, The Museum of the Good Samaritan, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Greek Inscription | Avi- Yonah 1966: Plate 12 Fig. 1. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The David Mosiac | Avi-Yonah 1966: Plate 12 Fig. 2. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Outer Southern Mosiac Floor- Looking East | Ovadia 1968: Plate 3. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans
Ovadia 1993: 464, courtesy of Asher Ovadiah and the Israel Exploration Society
Links
Good Samaritan Museum
- Nature and Parks Authority
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