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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
Meyers, E. "Gush-Halav"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
13, 1980: 41-43, (Hebrew).
Kohl, H. and Watzinger, C.
Antike Synagogen in Galilaea
. Leipzig, 1916: 107-111.
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.
Meyers, E. M. and Meyers, C. L.
Excavations at the Ancient synagogue of Gush Halav
. Vinona Lake; Indiana, 1990.
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.
Netzer, E. "Review of the Synagogues at Gush Halav and Khirbet Shem'a"
Eretz Israel
25, 1996: 450-455;, (Hebrew; Englush summary: 106*).
Spigel, C.S.
Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities
. Tubingen, 2012: 119-127.
Photos:
Photos
General view, looking to north east - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Main entrance looking north, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
General view, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Gush Halav- View from the West | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:107
The Synagogue After Excavation | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:108
The Lower Part of the Front Door's Lintel | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:110
Cornice Fragments | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:110
General View of the Synagogue after the First Excavation Season | Meyers 1980: 42. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
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
The Small Bema and beneath a Plaster Floor | Meyers 1980: 42. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Hoard From the Western Aisle of the VII Synagogue | Meyers 1980: 43. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans:
Plans
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.
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.
Plan stone by stone. Meyers et.al. 1990:76. Courtesy of Eric Meyers.
Plan, Kohl and Watzinger 1916:Tafel XV
Gush Halav Lower- Facade Reconstruction | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:109
The Upper part of the southern Portal- Side View and Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:109
Cornice | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:110
Inner Pedestal | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:111
Ionic Capitals | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:111
Frieze Fragment with Wreath Ornament | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:111
Plan | Meyers 1980: 41. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Sketch- Looking North-West | Meyers 1980: 41. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Inner Reconstructuon | Meyers 1980: 41. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Links:
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