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Japhia
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
Barag, D. "Japhia"
The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land
. 1993: 659-660.
Foerster, G. "On the Mosaic of the Japhia Synagogue"
Yediot
31, 1966: 218-224, (Hebrew).
Sukenik, E.L. "The Ancient Synagogue at Yafa; near Nazareth"
Louis M. Rabinowitz Fund Bulletin
II, 1951: 06-24.
Photos
Plans
Barag 1993: 659, Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Links
Israel Antiquities Authority Survey
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