Maoz Hayyim Synagogue
The Ma'oz Hayyim synagogue is a Jewish place of worship located in ancient Israel in the valley of Beit She'an. It was built in the fifth century and remained in use until the seventh century.
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The first prayer hall of the synagogue is a rectangle of 12.65 m 11.40 m divided by two colonnades in the longitudinal direction. The south wall is oriented toward Jerusalem and the platform of the bimah is leaning against him. In this first phase of the late fourth century followed by a second in the next century which saw the prayer room larger than 4 m to the north, and the construction of an apse in the south wall to house the Ark. The entrance is through two doors into the wall. The paving of the initial phase is replaced by large geometric mosaics, with a menorah near the apse References
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- (In) R. Hachlili, Jewish Art: Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Land Of Israel, Handbuch der Orientalistik, 7. Abteilung, Kunst und Archologie, Leiden, 1988.
- G. Sed Rajna, Z. Amish-Maisels, D. Jarrass, R. Klein, Jewish Art, Citadel & Mazenod, 1995.
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