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Wadi Hamam
Other Name:
Horvat Veradim
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences:
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Uzi Leibner (2007-2012)
Main Finds:
Columns, benches and bema. Mosaic with Biblical scenes and inscriptions.
Inscriptions:
Aramaic (Leibner and Miller 2010: 241, 249)
Mosaics:
Yes
Site Condition:
Open to the public.
Samson mosaic, courtesy of Uzi Leibner
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Lower Galilee
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Selected Bibliography:
Selected Bibliography
Magness, J. "The Date of the Khirbet Wadi Hamam Synagogue(s): An Analysis" in
Ancient Synagogues in Palestine: A Re-evaluation Nearly a Century After Sukenik’s Schweich Lectures
. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2024: 43-61.
Leibner, U. and Arubas, B. "Invisible Synagogues of the Second Temple Period"
180, 2022: 9-32.
Leibner, U. "The Synagogue at Khirbet Wadi Ḥamam" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022
. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 66-77.
Aviam, M. "The Wadi Hamam Synagogue- Book review"
Qadmoniot
160, 2020: 129-131, (Hebrew).
Miller, S. and U, Leibner "The Synagogue Mosaic" in
Khirbet Wadi Hamam: A Roman-Period Village and Synagogue in the Lower Galilee
. ed. Leibner, U, Jerusalem, Qedem Reports 13, 2018: 144-186.
Leibner, U.
Khirbet Wadi Ḥamam: A Roman-Period Village and Synagogue in the Lower Galilee
. Qedem Reports 13, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Institute of Archaeology, 2018.
Leibner, U. "Khirbet Wadi Ḥamam: A Roman Period Village and Synagogue in the Galilee"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
130, 2010: 30-40, (Hebrew).
Xeravits, G. G. "The Figure of Moses in Ancient Synagogue Art"
WUNT
390, 2017: 415-428.
Leibner, U. and Miller, S. "A Figural Mosaic in the Synagogue at Khirbet Wadi Hamam"
Journal of Roman Archeology
23, 2010: 238-264.
Leibner, U. "Excavations at Khirbet Wadi Hamam (Lower Galilee) : the synagogue and the settlement"
Journal of Roman Archaeology
23, 2010: 220-237.
Photos:
Photos
Aerial view, courtesy of Uzi Leibner
Mosaic, courtesy of Uzi Leibner
Samson mosaic, courtesy of Uzi Leibner
The Synagogue- Looking North- The Bema and the mosaic beneath | Leibner 2010: 35 Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Architectural items on the Northern-Western Corner of the syangogue | Leibner 2010: 34. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Western Aisle Mosaic | Leibner 2010: 38. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans and Drawings:
Plans
Liebner and Arubas 2015: 34, courtesy of Uzi Leibner, Benny Arubas and the Israel Exploration Society
Plan | Leibner 2010: 33. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Links:
Links
Ancient Synagogue Coins
Wadi Hamam Excavations Project Website - Hebrew University in Jerusalem
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