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.
Column in situ, courtesy of Eran Meir

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Maoz, Z.U. Ancient Synagogues in the Golan; Art and Architecture. Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Jerusalem, 1995: 160-161, (Hebrew).
  2. Meir, D. and Meir, E. Ancient Synagogues of the Golan. Jerusalem, 2015: 178.
  3. 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 24 June 2026, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/salabe/

Photos:

Photos
Southern facade, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Southern facade, courtesy of Eran Meir
Architectural framents inside the Synagogue, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectural framents inside the Synagogue, courtesy of Eran Meir
Column in situ, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Column in situ, courtesy of Eran Meir
Architectural fragments, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
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 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Maoz 1995 plate 123, courtesy of Zvi Maoz

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