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Khirbe
Other Name:
el-Khirbe
Religion:
Samaritan
Archaeological Evidences:
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Yizhak Magen (1990)
Main Finds:
Samaritan. Benches with no columns. Mosaic with menorah, other ritual objects, and Greek inscriptions.
Inscriptions:
Greek (De Segni 1993)
Mosaics:
yes
Site Condition:
Open to the public. Security forces should be contacted for visit. Part of mosaic removed to the Good Samaritan Museum.
Fragment of mosaic, The Museum of the Good Samaritan, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Samaria
Unnamed Road, ישראל
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Selected Bibliography:
Selected Bibliography
Magen, Y. "Samaritan Synagogues"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
100, 1992: 66-90, (Hebrew).
Di Segni Campagnano, L. "The Greek Inscriptions in the Samaritan Synagogue at el-Khirbe With Some Considerations on the Function of the Samaritan Synagogue in the Late Roman Period" in
Early Christianity in Context- Monuments and Documents
. ed. F. Manns and E. Alliata, Jerusalem, 1993: 231-239.
Magen, Y.
The Samaritans and the Good Samaritan
. Jerusalem, 2008: 127-142.
Photos:
Photos
General view - courtesy of Dvir Raviv
General view - courtesy of Dvir Raviv
Fragment of mosaic, The Museum of the Good Samaritan, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Fragment of mosaic, The Museum of the Good Samaritan, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Aerial Photograph- Glance from East | Magen 1992: 67. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Synagogue- Aerial Photograph- Glance from West | Magen 1992: 67. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Hall | Magen 1992: 69. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Mosaic Floor | Magen 1992: 69. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Menorah and the Holy Ark- Moasic Floor- | Magen 1992: 70. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Greek Inscription from the Mosaic Floor | Magen 1992: 71. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Menorah | Magen 1992: 72. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Entrance's Lintel | Magen 1992: 72. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans:
Plans
courtesy of Dvir Raviv
Plan | Magen 1992: 68. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Recnostruction | Magen 1992: 68. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Links:
Links
Israel Antiquities Authority Survey WebSite
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