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
  1. Magen, Y. "Samaritan Synagogues" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 100, 1992: 66-90, (Hebrew).
  2. 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.
  3. Magen, Y. The Samaritans and the Good Samaritan. Jerusalem, 2008: 127-142.

Photos:

Photos
General view - courtesy of Dvir Raviv © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
General view - courtesy of Dvir Raviv
General view - courtesy of Dvir Raviv © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
General view - courtesy of Dvir Raviv
Fragment of mosaic, The Museum of the Good Samaritan, Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
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 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragment of mosaic, The Museum of the Good Samaritan, Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Magen 1992: 67. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aerial Photograph- Glance from East | Magen 1992: 67. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Magen 1992: 67. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Synagogue- Aerial Photograph- Glance from West | Magen 1992: 67. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Magen 1992: 69. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Hall | Magen 1992: 69. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Magen 1992: 69. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic Floor | Magen 1992: 69. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Magen 1992: 70. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Menorah and the Holy Ark- Moasic Floor- | Magen 1992: 70. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Magen 1992: 71. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Greek Inscription from the Mosaic Floor | Magen 1992: 71. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Magen 1992: 72. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Menorah | Magen 1992: 72. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Magen 1992: 72. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Entrance's Lintel | Magen 1992: 72. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

Plans:

Plans
courtesy of Dvir Raviv © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
courtesy of Dvir Raviv
© <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Magen 1992: 68. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Plan | Magen 1992: 68. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Magen 1992: 68. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Recnostruction | Magen 1992: 68. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

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