The Bornblum Eretz Israel Synagogues Website

Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee

Tel Yizchaki

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Nachman Avigad (published 1967)
Main Finds: Decorative architectural stones, column drums, capitals. Aramaic inscription.
Characters: Konch, Aramaic Inscription
Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 68-69).
Site Condition: Inscription is at the Hecht Museum at Haifa University. Some fragments can be found in the nearby settlements of Kfar Yehoshua and Sde Yaakov

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
722, Israel

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
  1. Ilan, Z. Ancient Synagogues in Israel. Tel Aviv, 1991: 224-225, (Hebrew).
  2. Huttenmeister, F. and Reeg, G. Die Antiken Synagogen in Israel. Vols. I; II. vol.1. Beihefte zum Tu?binger Atlas des Vorderen Orients Nr. 12, Wiesbaden, 1977: 186-187.
Photos
Architectural fragment Ilan 1991: 224, courtesy of Almoga Ilan © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectural fragment Ilan 1991: 224, courtesy of Almoga Ilan
Architectural fragment Ilan 1991: 225, courtesy of Almoga Ilan © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectural fragment Ilan 1991: 225, courtesy of Almoga Ilan
Aramaic inscription at the Hecht Museum, courtesy of Chaim Ben David © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Aramaic inscription at the Hecht Museum, courtesy of Chaim Ben David
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