Mosaic Inscription, ‘En Gedi

5th–6th Century

© Todd Bolen / BiblePlaces.com. Translation from Lee Levine, “The Inscription in the ‘En Gedi Synagogue,” in Lee Levine, ed., Ancient Synagogues Revealed (Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1981), 140–45.

A rectangular floor mosaic with Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions in black letters, bordered by a geometric pattern, set in a tiled hallway with stone walls.

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© Todd Bolen / BiblePlaces.com.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.

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