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