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Meroth
Other Name:
Marus
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences:
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Zvi Ilan and Emanuel Damati (1983-1989)
Main Finds:
Benches and columns, amulet, coin hoard, mosaic fragments with figurative designs.
Inscriptions:
Hebrew and Aramaic (Ilan 1995: 264, 270-272, 278-280)
Mosaics:
Yes
Site Condition:
Military zone.
General view looking west - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Upper Galilee
Unnamed Road, ישראל
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Selected Bibliography:
Selected Bibliography
Sandhaus, D. "Selected Pottery from the Synagogue at Ḥorbat Merot"
109, Atiqot, 2022: 83-115.
Bijovsky, G. "The Coins from the Synagogue at Ḥorbat Merot, Upper Galilee"
109, Atiqot, 2022: 117-155.
Damati, E. "The Synagogue at Ḥorbat Merot: Its Construction Phases and a New Interpretation of the Finds"
109, Atiqot, 2022: 89-139, (Hebrew).
Damati, E. "The Synagogue and Bet Midrash of Ancient Merot" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022
. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 11-19.
Ilan, Z. and Damati, I. "The Synagogue and Beth-Midrash at Ancient Meroth"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
20, 1987: 87-96, (Hebrew).
Ilan, Z. and Damati, E. "Excavation of the Synagogue at Meroth"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
18, 1985: 44-50, (Hebrew).
Ilan, Z. "The Synagogue and Study House at Meroth" in
Ancient Synagogues-Historical Analysis and Archaeological Discovery
. ed. Dan Urman and Paul V.M Flesher, 1, Leiden- New York-Koln, 1995: 256-288.
Mucznik, S. and Ovadiah, A. "The Meroth Mosaic Reconsidered" in
Journal of Jewish Studies
. 47,2, 1996: 286-293.
Damati, E.
The Meroth Synagogue and its implication on the Chronology of Galilean Synagogues
. MA Thesis, Jerusalem, Hebrew University, 2000, (Hebrew).
Ilan, Z. and Damati, E.
Meroth; The Ancient Jewish Village
. ed. Z. Ilan and E. Damati, Tel Aviv, 1987, (Hebrew; English summary).
Photos:
Photos
Lintel with inscription from study room - Mordechai Aviam
General view from North West - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
General view looking west - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Base for the Torah shrine - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
General View of the Synagogue | Ilan and Damati 1985: 44. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Western Bema of the Synagogue- Looking from East | Ilan and Damati 1985: 45. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Western Bema- Upper Glance | Ilan and Damati 1985: 45. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Second Phase Flooring of the Synagogue, Above it is a Later Phase of Flooring and Second Use Architectural Items | Ilan and Damati 1985: 46. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Amulet | Ilan and Damati 1985: 46. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Cornice Fragment | Ilan and Damati 1985: 46. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Main Entrance Threshfold and the Portico and Main Hall Flooring | Ilan and Damati 1985: 47. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Tabun Room above the Synagogue flooring | Ilan and Damati 1985: 47. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Mosaic Floor- Figure with Weapons around it | Ilan and Damati 1985: 48. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Mosaic with Aramaic Inscription | Ilan and Damati 1985: 48. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Study Room | Ilan and Damati 1985: 50. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Aerial photograph- The Beth-Midrash is located in the Lower right Corner | Ilan and Damati 1987: 88. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Beth-Midrash and Synagogue- Looking from South-West | Ilan and Damati 1987: 89. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Southern Part of the Synagogue and the Gallery's Staircase | Ilan and Damati 1987: 90. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Secondary Use of Columns as the Synagogue's Portico Foundations | Ilan and Damati 1987: 90. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
General View of the Synagogue and Beth-Midrash | Ilan and Damati 1987: 91. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Beth-Midrash's Lintel- With Hebrew Inscription | Ilan and Damati 1987: 93. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Mosaic with Biblical Citation- Beth Midrash | Ilan and Damati 1987: 94. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Synagogue's fund | Ilan and Damati 1987: 96. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Bronze Coins from the Synagogue's Fund | Ilan and Damati 1987: 96. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans:
Plans
Ilan 1993: 1029, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Phase A and B of the Early Synagogue- Reconstruction | Ilan and Damati 1987: 88. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Later Phase of the Synagogue- Reconstruction | Ilan and Damati 1987: 89. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plan of the Earlier Phase of the Synagogue | Ilan and Damati 1987: 89. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plan of the Later Phase of the Synagogue | Ilan and Damati 1987: 89. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Beth-Midrash Remains | Ilan and Damati 1987: 92. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Beth- Midrash- Reconstruction | Ilan and Damati 1987: 92. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Links:
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