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Rehob
Other Name:
Rehov, H. Parva, Farwana
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences:
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Fanny Vitto (1974-1980); Achia Kohn-Tavor (2015-2018).
Main Finds:
Mosaic floor with halakhic inscription. Inscriptions on wall plaster. Marble chancel with menorah.
Inscriptions:
Hebrew (Naveh 1978: 79-85, Ben David 2011, Misgav 2015), Aramaic (unpublished)
Mosaics:
Yes
Site Condition:
Open to public in a field with few remains. Mosaic floor is on display at the Israel Museum.
Menorah on screen chancel in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Beth Shean Valley
90, ישראל
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Selected Bibliography:
Selected Bibliography
Kohn-Tavor, A. "Horbat Parva: Final Report"
Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel
135, 2023.
Safrai, Z. "Marginal Notes on the Rehob Inscription"
Zion
42, 1977: 1-23, (Hebrew).
Vitto, F. "The Synagogue at Rehob"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
8, 1975: 119-123, (Hebrew).
Ben David, C. "The Rehov inscription : a Galilean Halakhic text formula?" in
Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy
. ed. A. I. Baumgarten; H. Eshel; R. Katzoff; S. Tzoref, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2011: 231-240.
Misgav, H. "The List of Fast Days from the Synagogue of Rehov"
Israel Museum Studies in Archeology
7, 2015: 14-23.
Spigel, C.S.
Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities
. Tubingen, 2012: 297-301.
Sussman, J. "The Inscription in the Synagogue at Rehob" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed
. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 146-151.
Sussmann, J. "The Inscription in the Synagogue at Rehob"
Tarbiz
45, 1976: 213-257, (Hebrew).
Vitto, F. "The Synagogue of Rehov 1980"
Israel Exploration Journal
30, 1980: 214-217.
Vitto, F. "The Synagogue at Rehob" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed
. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 90-94.
Photos:
Photos
Fragments from the synagogue and replica of the Halachic inscription in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Fragments from the synagogue and replica of the Halachic inscription in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Menorah on screen chancel in nearby Kibbutz Ein Hantziv - Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Genreal View of the Synagogue- Looking North-East | Vitto 1975: 120. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Two Plaster Fragments with Hebrew Inscription | Vitto 1975: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Fresco Fragments | Vitto 1975: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Grate Fragment | Vitto 1975: 121. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Mosaic Floor of the room east of the Bema | Vitto 1975: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Narthex with the Inscription | Vitto 1975: 122. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Western Part of the Bema | Vitto 1975: 123. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
General View of the Inscription | Sussmann 1975: 124. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
The Left Lower Corner of the Inscription | Sussmann 1975: 127. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans and Drawings:
Plans
Vito 1980: 216, courtesy of Fanny Vitto, the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Israel Exploration Society
Plan | Vitto 1975: 120. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Links:
Links
IAA Survey-H. Parva
Ancient Synagogue Coins
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