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Hamat Gader

Other Name: Hammath Gader
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Eleazar Lipa Sukenik (1932), Gideon Foerster (1982-1983).
Main Finds: Ornamental mosaic floor. Many inscriptions, marble chancel with menorah.
Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 54-64, CIIP V/2: 1469-1477), Greek (Roth-Gerson 1987: 132-133, CIIP V/2: 1477-1478).
Mosaics: Yes. Partly removed.
Site Condition: Inside tourist spa and resort site, entrance fee. Currently no remains are visible. The mosaic is on display at the entrance to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.
General view after excavation, Sukenik 1935: plate VI

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan
Unnamed Road, Sha’ar HaGolan, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Abudraham, O. and Price, J. J. "Ḥammatha (Emmatha, Ḥammat Gader, el-Ḥamme)" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. ed. W. Ameling et. al., V/Part 2: Galilaea and Northern Regions, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2023: 1468-1478.
  2. Roth-Gerson, L. The Greek Inscriptions from the Synagogues in Eretz-Israel. Jerusalem, Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, 1987: 132-133, (Hebrew).
  3. Naveh, J. On Stone and Mosaic: the Aramaic and Hebrew Inscriptions from Ancient Synagogues. Tel Aviv, Israel Exploration Society, 1978: 54-64, (Hebrew).
  4. Arbel, Y. and Porat, P. "Hammat Gader, the Synagogue: Final Report" Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel 136, 2024.
  5. Avi Yonah, M. "Hamat Gader" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 567-569.
  6. Foerster, G. "Hammath Gader Synagogue" Hadashot Archaeologiot 82, 1982: 11-12, (Hebrew).
  7. Sukenik, E.L. The Ancient Synagogue of El-Hammeh. Jerusalem, 1935.
Bibliographic citation of this page
Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 21 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/hamat-gader/

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General view after excavation, Sukenik 1935: plate VI © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
General view after excavation, Sukenik 1935: plate VI
Platform leading to apse, Sukenik 1935: plate VIIa © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Platform leading to apse, Sukenik 1935: plate VIIa
Aramaic inscription, Sukenik 1935: plate XIIa © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aramaic inscription, Sukenik 1935: plate XIIa

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