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Tel Qasile

Religion: Samaritan

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Jacob Kaplan and Haya Ritter-Kaplan (1975, 1977)
Main Finds: Samaritan. Few remains. Columns, mosaic with inscriptions.
Inscriptions: Greek (Ovadiah 1978, CIIP vol. III: 7-9), Samaritan (Tsafrir 1981, Macuch 1985, CIIP Vol. III: 10-11)
Mosaics: yes
Site Condition: Entrance fee, inside the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Coastal Plain
שדרות רוקח 67-73, תל אביב יפו, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Tal, O. and Taxel, I. "Tell Qasile: The Foundation Layer of the Samaritan Synagogue" in Samaritan Cemeteries and Tombs in the Central Coastal Plain. Münster, 2015: 209-212.
  2. Kaplan, H. "A Samaritian Church on the Premises of "Museum Haaretz"" Qadmoniot 42-43, 1978: 78-80, (Hebrew).
  3. Kaplan, H. "On the Samaritan Church at Tell Qasile - Reply to Zeev Safrai" Qadmoniot 45, 1979: 30-32, (Hebrew).
  4. Macuch, R. "New interpretation of the Samaritan inscription from Tel Qasile" Israel Exploration Journal 35, 1985: 183-185.
  5. Safrai, Z. "Was there a Samaritan Church at Tell Qasile?" Qadmoniot 44, 1978: 129, (Hebrew).
  6. Tsafrir, Y. "A new reading of the Samaritan inscription from Tell Qasile" Israel Exploration Journal 31, 1981: 223-226.
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 06 July 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/tel-qasile/

Photos:

Photos
Part of the mosaic, Kaplan 1978: 79, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Part of the mosaic, Kaplan 1978: 79, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Greek inscription, Kaplan 1978: 79, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Greek inscription, Kaplan 1978: 79, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Samaritan inscription, Kaplan 1978: 80, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Samaritan inscription, Kaplan 1978: 80, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

Plans and Drawings:

Plans
Kaplan 1978: 78, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Kaplan 1978: 78, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Tal and Taxel 2015: 211. Courtesy of Oren Tal © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Tal and Taxel 2015: 211. Courtesy of Oren Tal

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