Salabe

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Unexcavated

Selected Surveyors: David Ben Ami (1979), Zvi Maoz (1979)

Main Finds: Walls built of basalt ashlar stones with entrance on the southern side. Column remains.

Site Condition: Inside firing zone.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Maoz, Z.U. Ancient Synagogues in the Golan; Art and Architecture. Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Jerusalem, 1995: 160-161, (Hebrew).
Meir, D. and Meir, E. Ancient Synagogues of the Golan. Jerusalem, 2015: 178.
Urman, D. "Public Structures And Jewish Communities In The Golan Heights" in Ancient Synagogues. ed. D. Urman and P. Flesher, Leiden, 1995: 500-502.

Bibliographic citation of this page

Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 22 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/salabe/

Photos:

Photos

Southern facade, courtesy of Eran Meir

Architectural framents inside the Synagogue, courtesy of Eran Meir

Column in situ, courtesy of Eran Meir

Architectural fragments, courtesy of Eran Meir

Maoz 1995: plate 123 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

The Terrace Wall on the West Side of the Structure- Looking East | Maoz 1995: plate 123 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

Maoz 1995: plate 124 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

The Façade Wall Built of Ashlar Stones- Looking North | Maoz 1995: plate 124 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

Maoz 1995: plate 124 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

The Façade Wall Built of Ashlar Stones- Looking North-East | Maoz 1995: plate 124 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

Maoz 1995: plate 124 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Capital Inside the Ruins- Insitu | Maoz 1995: plate 124 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

Maoz 1995: plate 125 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Column inside the Ruins-Insitu | Maoz 1995: plate 125 fig. 1, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

Maoz 1995: plate 125 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Column and Capital inside the Ruins- Insitu | Maoz 1995: plate 125 fig. 2, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

Maoz 1995: plate 125 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

The Capital | Maoz 1995: plate 125 fig. 3, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Maoz 1995 plate 123, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

Links:

Links

eṣ-Ṣalabe - IAA survey