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Gush Halav -Lower

Other Name: Gush Halav – Nahal
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Eric Meyers, Carol Meyers and James Strange (1977-1978)
Main Finds: Lintel with eagle, hoard of coins
Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978:30-31)
Site Condition: Open to public
General view, looking to north east - Gilead Peli all rights reserved

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Upper Galilee
The old synagogue, Jish, Israel

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
  1. Meyers, E. "Gush-Halav" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 13, 1980: 41-43, (Hebrew).
  2. Kohl, H. and Watzinger, C. Antike Synagogen in Galilaea. Leipzig, 1916: 107-111.
  3. Magness, J. "The question of the synagogue : the problem of typology" in Judaism in Late Antiquity III; Where we Stand: issues and debates in Ancient Judaism. Vol. 4. The Special Problems of the Synagogue. ed. A.J. Avery-Peck and J. Neusner, Leiden, 2001: 1- 48.
  4. Meyers, E. M. and Meyers, C. L. Excavations at the Ancient synagogue of Gush Halav. Vinona Lake; Indiana, 1990.
  5. Meyers, E. M. "The Dating of the Gush Halav Synagogue: A Response to Jodi Magness" in Judaism in Late Antiquity III; Where we Stand: issues and debates in Ancient Judaism. Vol. 4. The Special Problems of the Synagogue. ed. A.J. Avery-Peck and J. Neusner, Leiden, 2001: 49-70.
  6. Netzer, E. "Review of the Synagogues at Gush Halav and Khirbet Shem'a" Eretz Israel 25, 1996: 450-455;, (Hebrew; Englush summary: 106*).
  7. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 119-127.
Photos
General view, looking to north east - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
General view, looking to north east - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Main entrance looking north, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Main entrance looking north, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
General view, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
General view, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:107 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Gush Halav- View from the West | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:107
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:108 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Synagogue After Excavation | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:108
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:110 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Lower Part of the Front Door's Lintel | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:110
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:110 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Cornice Fragments | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:110
Meyers 1980: 42. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
General View of the Synagogue after the First Excavation Season | Meyers 1980: 42. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Meyers 1980: 42. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Center- Remains of the earlier Bema, on the right- the Western Stylobat and the later Bema, on the left- the southern main entrance threshold | Meyers 1980: 42. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Meyers 1980: 42. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Small Bema and beneath a Plaster Floor | Meyers 1980: 42. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Meyers 1980: 43. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Hoard From the Western Aisle of the VII Synagogue | Meyers 1980: 43. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans
Plan, phase 1. Meyers et. al. 1990:65. Courtesy of Eric Meyers © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan, phase 1. Meyers et. al. 1990:65. Courtesy of Eric Meyers
Plan, phases 2-4. Meyers et. al. 1990:69. Courtesy of Eric Meyers. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan, phases 2-4. Meyers et. al. 1990:69. Courtesy of Eric Meyers.
Reconstruction of phase 1. Meyers et. al. 1990:66. Courtesy of Eric Meyers © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Reconstruction of phase 1. Meyers et. al. 1990:66. Courtesy of Eric Meyers
Isometric and cut reconstruction of phases 2-4 with corner pillars. Meyers et. al. 1990:70. Courtesy of Eric Meyers. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Isometric and cut reconstruction of phases 2-4 with corner pillars. Meyers et. al. 1990:70. Courtesy of Eric Meyers.
Plan stone by stone. Meyers et.al. 1990:76. Courtesy of Eric Meyers. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan stone by stone. Meyers et.al. 1990:76. Courtesy of Eric Meyers.
Plan, Kohl and Watzinger 1916:Tafel XV © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan, Kohl and Watzinger 1916:Tafel XV
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:109 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Gush Halav Lower- Facade Reconstruction | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:109
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:109 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Upper part of the southern Portal- Side View and Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:109
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:110 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Cornice | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:110
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:111 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Inner Pedestal | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:111
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:111 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Ionic Capitals | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:111
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:111 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Frieze Fragment with Wreath Ornament | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:111
Meyers 1980: 41. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan | Meyers 1980: 41. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Meyers 1980: 41. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Sketch- Looking North-West | Meyers 1980: 41. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Meyers 1980: 41. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Inner Reconstructuon | Meyers 1980: 41. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
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