Shikhin

Other Name: Shihin

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Early Roman

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: James R. Strange, Mordechai Aviam (2012 to present)

Main Finds: architectural fragments

Site Condition: Sepphoris National Park, this part is open to the public

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Strange, J. R. "Shihin – 2014–2019: Preliminary Report" Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel 136, 2024.
Aviam, M. and Strange, J. R. "A Roman Period Synagogue at Shiḥin" in Pushing Sacred Boundaries in Early Judaism and the Ancient Mediterranean: Essays in Honor of Jodi Magness. ed. D. Mizzi, T. Rassalle and M. J. Grey, Leiden, Brill, 2023: 529-553.
Strange, J. R. "Kefar Shikhin" in Galilee in the late Second Temple and Mishnaic periods. ed. D. A. Fiensy and J. R. Strange, Volume 2: The Archaeological Record from Cities, Towns, and Villages, Minneapolis, 2015: 88-108.

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 10 September 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/shikhin/

Photos:

Photos

Pillar base - Mordechai Aviam

Synagogue wall and threshold - James Strange © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

P6180476 | Synagogue wall and threshold - James Strange

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Links:

Links

The Shikhin Excavation Project