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.
Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 68-69, CIIP V/2: 1454-1455).
Site Condition: Inscription is at the Hecht Museum at Haifa University. Some fragments can be found in Kfar Yehoshua and Sde Yaakov
Architectural fragment Ilan 1991: 224, courtesy of Almoga Ilan

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
722, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Yardeni, A. and Price, J. J. "Ḥ. Izḥaqia" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. ed. W. Ameling et. al., V/Part 2: Galilaea and Northern Regions, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2023: 1454-1455.
  2. Ilan, Z. Ancient Synagogues in Israel. Tel Aviv, 1991: 224-225, (Hebrew).
  3. 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.
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 04 July 2026, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/tel-yizchaki/

Photos:

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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