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Japhia

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Eliezer Sukenik (1950)
Main Finds: Columns, ornamental architecture and mosaic with part of zodiac.
Inscriptions: Hebrew (Naveh 1978: 69-70)
Mosaics: yes
Site Condition: Inside private courtyard. Some remains can be seen from outside.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
305 20-34, יפיע, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
  1. Barag, D. "Japhia" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 659-660.
  2. Foerster, G. "On the Mosaic of the Japhia Synagogue" Yediot 31, 1966: 218-224, (Hebrew).
  3. Sukenik, E.L. "The Ancient Synagogue at Yafa; near Nazareth" Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin II, 1951: 06-24.
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Barag 1993: 659, Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Barag 1993: 659, Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
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