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Huqoq
Huqoq
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Jodi Magness (2011- present)
Main Finds:
Highly decorative mosaic with depictions of Samson and other scenes. Aramaic inscription.
Inscriptions:
Aramaic (Amit 2013)
Mosaics:
yes
Site Condition:
Active excavation
Samson carrying the Gate of Gaza, courtesy of Judi Magness
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Lower Galilee
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Selected Bibliography
Selected Bibliography
Mizzi, D. and Magness, J. "A late medieval synagogue at Ḥuqoq/Yaquq in Galilee?"
Levant The Journal of the Council for British Research in the Levant
54(1), 2022.
Yoskovich, A. "The “Elephant Mosaic” Panel from the Huqoq Synagogue: Ehud Ben Gera in Jewish-Galilean Traditions"
Journal for the Study of Judaism
52(2), 2021: 257-258.
Magness, J. and Kisilevitz, s. "Ḥuqoq, Preliminary Report – 2019"
Hadashot Arkheologiyot
132, 2020.
Magness, J. "Huqoq - 2018"
Hadashot Arkheologiyot Excavations and Surveys in Israel
131, 2019.
J., Magness and S., Kisilevitz "Huqoq – 2018: Preliminary Report"
Hadashot Arkheologiyot
131, 2019.
Magness, and Kisilevitz, J. "Inside the Huqoq Synagogue"
BARev
45, 2019: 24-38.
Magness, J. , Kisilevitz, S. and Mizzi, D. and others "The Huqoq Excavation Project: 2014–2017 Interim Report"
BASOR
380, 2018: 61-131.
Erlich, E. "The patriarch and the emperor: the Elephant mosaic panel in the Huqoq synagogue reconsidered"
Journal of Roman Archaeology
31, 2018: 542-559.
Weiss, Z. and Gordon, B. "Samuel and Saul at Gilgal: a new interpretation of the Elephant mosaic panel in the Huqoq synagogue"
Journal of Roman Archaeology
31, 2018: 524-542.
Fine, S. "Review of Karen Britt and Ra’anan S. Boustan, The Elephant Mosaic Panel in the Synagogue at Huqoq: Official Publication and Initial Interpretations. Portsmouth, RI: Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series no. 106, 2017. 8"
Images
2018, : 1-3.
Photos
Mosaic of Samson and the foxes, courtesy of Judi Magness
Samson carrying the Gate of Gaza, courtesy of Judi Magness
Mosaic with female face and inscription, photo by Jim Haberman, courtesy of Judi Magness
Plans
Links
Huqoq Excavation Project
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