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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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Magness, J. and Kisilevitz, s. "Ḥuqoq, Preliminary Report – 2019" Hadashot Arkheologiyot 132, 2020.
  4. Magness, J. "Huqoq - 2018" Hadashot Arkheologiyot Excavations and Surveys in Israel 131, 2019.
  5. J., Magness and S., Kisilevitz "Huqoq – 2018: Preliminary Report" Hadashot Arkheologiyot 131, 2019.
  6. Magness, and Kisilevitz, J. "Inside the Huqoq Synagogue" BARev 45, 2019: 24-38.
  7. Magness, J. , Kisilevitz, S. and Mizzi, D. and others "The Huqoq Excavation Project: 2014–2017 Interim Report" BASOR 380, 2018: 61-131.
  8. Erlich, E. "The patriarch and the emperor: the Elephant mosaic panel in the Huqoq synagogue reconsidered" Journal of Roman Archaeology 31, 2018: 542-559.
  9. 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.
  10. 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 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic of Samson and the foxes, courtesy of Judi Magness
Samson carrying the Gate of Gaza, courtesy of Judi Magness © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Samson carrying the Gate of Gaza, courtesy of Judi Magness
Mosaic with female face and inscription, photo by Jim Haberman, courtesy of Judi Magness © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic with female face and inscription, photo by Jim Haberman, courtesy of Judi Magness
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