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Jericho A
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences:
Period:
Early Roman
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Ehud Nezer (1987, 1997)
Main Finds:
Columns and benches. Identification as synagogue has been contested by some scholars.
Site Condition:
Open to public. Under Palestinian Authority control.
Netzer, Kalman and Loris 1999: 21. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Judea
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Selected Bibliography:
Selected Bibliography
Netzer, E. , Kalman, Y. and Laureys-Chachy, R. "A Hasmonean-Period Synagogue at Jericho" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022
. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 255-266.
Netzer, E. "The Synagogue in Jericho - Did it Exist or Not? - A Response to U.Z. Maoz's Remarks in Qadmoniot XXXII, No.2 (118) 1999"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
119, 2000: 69-70, (Hebrew).
Netzer, E. , Kalman, Y. and Loris, R. "A Hasmonean Period Synagogue at Jerich"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
117, 1999: 17-24, (Hebrew).
Netzer, E. "Jericho, The Synagogue Complex"
The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land
. Supplementary Volume, 2008: 1798-1800.
Netzer, E. "The Synagogue in Jericho - Did it Exist or Not? A Response to U.Z. Maoz Remarks Remarks in Qadmoniot 118"
Qadmoniot
119, 2000: 69-70, (Hebrew).
Netzer, E. and Laureys-Chachy, R. "The Synagogue Complex" in
The Hasmonean and Herodian Palaces at Jericho; Final Report of the 1973-1987 Excavations
. ed. E. Netzer, II, Jerusalem, 2004: 159-192.
Maoz, Z.U. "The Synagogue that Never Existed in the Hasmonean Palace at Jericho. Remarks Concerning an Article by Netzer; E.; Y. Kalman;. and R. Laureys; (Qadmoniot 117 1999:17-24)"
Qadmoniot
118, 1999: 120-121, (Hebrew).
Netzer, E. "A Synagogue from the Hasmonean Period Recently Exposed in the Western Plain of Jericho"
Israel Exploration Journal
49, 1999: 203-221.
Photos:
Photos
General View of the Synagogue- Looking East | Netzer, Kalman and Loris 1999: 20. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Synagogue's Entrance Threshold | Netzer, Kalman and Loris 1999: 20. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Niche at the Main Hall Corner | Netzer, Kalman and Loris 1999: 21. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Synagogue's Parlor- Looking West | Netzer, Kalman and Loris 1999: 21. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Two-Storey Device at the Niche that may have used for Torah Scroll Storage | Netzer 2000: 69. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans and Drawings:
Plans
Netzer 2008: 1799, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans of the Synagogue's Phases | Netzer, Kalman and Loris 1999: 18. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Longitudinal Section of the Synagogue- Looking North | Netzer, Kalman and Loris 1999: 19. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Cross-Section of the Synagogue- Looking East | Netzer, Kalman and Loris 1999: 19. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Reconstruction | Netzer, Kalman and Loris 1999: 23. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plan of the Synagogue's Three Phases | Netzer 2000: 70. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Synagogue's Third Phase Rconstruction Proposa | Netzer 2000: 70. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
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