ANCIENT SYNAGOGUE AND MOSAIC UNEARTHED IN GALILEE, ISRAEL…Discovery Dates Back 1,500 Years; Artwork Depicts Biblical Story Of Samson

hannytalker

The remains of an ancient synagogue with a striking mosaic floor have been uncovered in northern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday. The synagogue was uncovered in a dig that ended last week north-west of the Sea of Galilee at the ruins of the town of Huqoq, next to a modern-day kibbutz with the same name. The synagogue dates to between the 4th and 6th centuries C.E., according to the Antiquities Authority. At the time, Jewish life in the land of Israel was largely centered in the north.