Tiberias

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Ariel Berman (1978-1979), Alexander Onn (1989)
Main Finds: Column bases and part of a mosaic with a Greek inscription and lulav and citron decoration.
Inscriptions: Greek (Roth-Gerson 1987: 61-64)
Site Condition: Remains are visible in the archaeological park in city center of Tiberias.
Mosaic, Greek inscription, Gekht 2015: 78, courtesy of Shulamit Miller and the Israel Exploration Society

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
הבנים 35, טבריה, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Millar, S.S. "On the Number of Synagogues in the Cities of Eretz Israel" 49, Journal of Jewish Studies, 1998: 51-66.
  2. Weiss, Z. "Innovations in the Study of Synagogues in Tiberias and Hammat" Qadmoniot 162, 2021: 70-77, (Hebrow).
  3. Ben-Dov, M. "Fragmentary Synagogue Inscriptions from Tiberias" Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands 9, 1976: 79-80, (Hebrew).
  4. Gekht, Y. "A Synagogue in Central Tiberias" Eretz Israel 31, 2015: 76-82, (Hebrew).
  5. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 314-315.

Photos:

Photos
Mosaic, Greek inscription, Gekht 2015: 78, courtesy of Shulamit Miller and the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Mosaic, Greek inscription, Gekht 2015: 78, courtesy of Shulamit Miller and the Israel Exploration Society
Ben-Dov 1976: 79. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Shalom Inscription on the Synagogue's Grate | Ben-Dov 1976: 79. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Ben-Dov 1976: 80. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society. © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Inscripiton | Ben-Dov 1976: 80. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society.
Ben-Dov 1976: 80. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
The Inscription of the Synagogue's Lintel | Ben-Dov 1976: 80. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

Plans and Drawings:

Plans
Phase 1, Gekht 2015: 77, courtesy of Yuli Gekht and the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Phase 1, Gekht 2015: 77, courtesy of Yuli Gekht and the Israel Exploration Society
Phase 2, Gekht 2015: 77, courtesy of Yuli Gekht and the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Phase 2, Gekht 2015: 77, courtesy of Yuli Gekht and the Israel Exploration Society

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