Synagogue Complete

ID: 38

Building type: broadhouse synagogue

Context:

rural

Site:

Inscriptions:

37 , 38

Description:

Two inscriptions are attested: CIIP IV 3869 on the northern wall, west of the Torah shrine, and CIIP IV 3868, a mosaic embedded in the narthex floor. The synagogue followed a broad-house plan organized as a single hall and aligned along an east–west axis. The Torah shrine was set against the north wall, with the bema positioned directly in front of it. Image source: CIIP IV 3868, fig. For further reference: CIIP IV 3868–3869 Yeivin, Z. 1993. “Eshtemoa,” in The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land, 423–426.