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Isfiya

Other Name: Husifah
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Naim Makhouly and Michael Avi Yonah (1933)
Main Finds: Columns and mosaic with inscriptions, menorahs, other ritual objects, and part of zodiac.
Inscriptions: Hebrew and Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 65-68)
Mosaics: yes
Site Condition: Some of the mosaic is visible on site, located on private property, requires permission.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Carmel
672, עיספיא, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
  1. Avi-Yonah, M. "A Sixth-Century Synagogue at Isfiya" Quaterly of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine 3, 1934: 118-131.
  2. Avi Yonah, M. "Husaifa" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 637-638.
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