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Wadi Hamam
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:
Column, 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
Aviam, M. "The Wadi Hamam Synagogue- Book review"
Qadmoniot
160, 2020: 129-131, (Hebrew).
Aviam, M. "The Wadi Hamam Synagogue (Book review)"
Qadmoniot
160, 2020: 129-131, (Hebrew).
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"
. The Institue of Archaeology The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 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.
Leibner, U. and Arubas, B. "Summary of the Excavation Project at Khirbet Wadi Hamam; a Roman Period Village in the Galilee"
Qadmoniot
149, 2015: 28-39.
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
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
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