Synagogue Complete
ID: 104
Building type: basilical synagogue
Context:
urban/rural
Inscriptions:
Description:
The main hall measured approximately 14 by 11 meters. Two stylobates carried a pair of colonnades aligned north–south. The principal doorway, centered in the south wall, had a lintel carved with an eagle and a garland. A secondary entrance at the northwest corner was reached by a short flight of steps. Departures from typical basilical arrangements included a narrow chamber along the western side, two storerooms to the east, and, north of the main hall, an area that may have served as a seating gallery. Benches were affixed at least along the west wall of the central space. No archaeological evidence was found for a permanent Ark of the Law within the building. The construction phase to which the inscription on the southeast column belongs remains uncertain. Plan source: Meyers et al. 1990, p. 69, © synagogues.kinneret.ac.il Further reading: - Meyers, E. M., Vito, F., “Gush Ḥalav,” in: New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, vol. 2, pp. 546–550. - https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/gush-halav/