Mosaic Floor Beth Alpha Synagogue

Carved on a lintel painted on a wall or laid out in mosaic on a floor the shrine appears in synagogue decoration with the door shut.

Mosaic floor beth alpha synagogue. Photos plan interior mosaic japanese. 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. The mosaic floor of the synagogue was discovered in 1929 when members of kibbutz beit alpha dug irrigation channels for their fields. Nearby a center of the makuya japanese movement.

A secondary round of excavations sponsored by the israel. The ancient synagogue of beit alpha is located in the beit she an valley in the north east of the country. The mosaic floor of the synagogue was discovered in 1929 when members of kibbutz beit alpha dug irrigation channels for their fields. This is how it is portrayed in the ceremonial image of the beth alpha mosaic 4 sukenik believed that open or closed the little structure was always meant to represent the ark of the synagogue.

This artistic piece has puzzled scholars for many years due to its inclusion of the greek zodiac as the central panel. The ancient synagogue of beit alpha is located in the beit she an valley in the north east of the country. This fifth century mosaic is a depiction of the zodiac wheel. The well preserved colorful mosaic that covers the floor of the ancient synagogue at beth alpha was discovered in the winter of 1928 29 in the jezreel valley south of the lower galilee region of israel.

An ancient synagogue from the byzantine period where a beautiful mosaic floor was found illustrating a zodiac the ark and the binding of isaac. The nearby ruins of khirbet beit ilfa preserve the ancient name. Mosaic floor at sepphoris synagogue. The floor of the beth alpha synagogue built during the reign of justinian i 518 527 ce also features elaborate nave mosaics.

The nearby ruins of khirbet beit ilfa preserve the ancient name. The synagogue is located in heftziba in the beit she an valley. 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. The ancient synagogueof beit alpha contains an almost intact mosaic floor from the 5th century.

The ancient village of beit alfa and the synagogue were built in the 5th 6th centuries ce during the byzantine era. Excavations began in 1929 under the auspices of the hebrew university of jerusalem and were led by israeli archaeologist eleazar sukenik.