The Mosaic Floor Of The Beth Alpha Synagogue

Excavations were carried out the same year exposing mosaics preserved in.

The mosaic floor of the beth alpha synagogue. Home sites yizreel valley beit alpha and hefzi bah. An ancient synagogue from the byzantine period where a beautiful mosaic floor was found illustrating a zodiac the ark and the binding of isaac. Plural menorah palm frond lulav citron etrog and an incense shovel mahta from these items it takes the type name of a synagogue panel. The nearby ruins of khirbet beit ilfa preserve the ancient name.

The mosaic floor of the synagogue was discovered in 1929 when members of kibbutz beit alpha dug irrigation channels for their fields. The beth alpha synagogue was uncovered in 1928 by members of the nearby kibbutz hefzibah who stumbled upon the synagogue s extensive mosaic floors during irrigation construction. But at ain doug an interlocking pattern containing animal and floral vignettes replaces the akedah. Excavations began in 1929 under the auspices of the hebrew university of jerusalem and were led by israeli archaeologist eleazar sukenik.

From a house synagogue in dura europos syria mosaic floor of the beth alpha synagogue artist s. Photos plan interior mosaic japanese. The ancient synagogue of beit alpha is located in the beit she an valley in the north east of the country. The ark of the covenant at the center aron kodesh eternal light ner tamid two seven branched candelabra menorot.

The floor of the beth alpha synagogue built during the reign of justinian i 518 527 ce also features elaborate nave mosaics. Mosaic floor of the 6th. Javascript must be enabled in order to view this page. Many of the symbols included in the uppermost mosaic panel reaffirmed the jewish nature of the synagogue at beth alpha.

Ce late antique jewish period jewish culture galilee israel church of santa constanza c. This fifth century mosaic is a depiction of the zodiac wheel. 350 ce late antique christian period central plan christian culture. Download this stock image.

Mosaic floor at sepphoris synagogue. The synagogue of ain doug na arah contains an elaborately decorated mosaic floor with the wheel of the zodiac holding the center of the tripartite panel much as at beth alpha. A secondary round of excavations sponsored by the israel.