![]() The remains of the ancient synagogue were first discovered by members of Kibbutz Ein HaNetziv while preparing their lands for cultivation in the late 1960s. Kibbutz Ein HaNetziv was established in 1946 on land including the ancient site. The site of the ancient Jewish village was later the location of the Palestinian village of Farwana, documented at least since the Ottoman period, and depopulated during the 1948 war. The synagogue was probably abandoned after being destroyed in an earthquake. Others put the creation of the halakhic inscription in the late 3rd century CE at the earliest. In the last phase, dating to the 6th or 7th century CE, the narthex was added, on whose floor the mosaiced inscription was laid. The hall was destroyed by a fire and rebuilt in the following century, with the addition of a bemah, of a new mosaic floor and a plaster coating for the walls and pillars, decorated with several inscriptions. It was first built as a basilical hall in the 4th century CE. Vitto, the village synagogue underwent three phases of construction and reconstruction. ![]() The area preserved the old name in the form of Rehov (Hebrew) or Roob/ Roōb (Latin). The mosaic was located in an ancient synagogue in the remains of Late Roman and Byzantine-period Jewish village located about one kilometre (0.6 mile) northwest of Tel Rehov in what is now northeast Israel. It describes whether or not local farm products acquired by Jews from various sources are exempt from the laws of Seventh Year produce, and gives guidelines for dealing with demai produce (produce whose tithing status is uncertain). By delineating the boundaries of the Land of Israel at the time, the mosaic seeks to establish the legal status of the country in its various parts from the time of the Jewish people's return from the Babylonian captivity. In Jewish tradition, certain laws are only applicable within the Land of Israel proper. The mosaic describes the body of Jewish law regulating the use of farm products grown in different regions. Its text sheds invaluable light on the historical geography of Palestine during the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, as well as on Jewish and non-Jewish ethnographic divisions in Palestine for the same periods. The inscription is considered by scholars to be one of the most important epigraphical findings discovered in the Holy Land in the last century. Unlike other mosaics found in the region, the Reḥob mosaic has very little in the form of ornate design and symmetric patterns, but is unique due to its inscription. The mosaic contains the longest written text yet discovered in any Hebrew mosaic in Palestine, and also the oldest known Talmudic text. It was inlaid in the floor of the foyer or narthex of an ancient synagogue near Tel Rehov, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) south of Beit She'an and about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of the Jordan River. The mosaic, written in archaic Hebrew, describes the geography and agricultural rules of the local Jews of the era. The Mosaic of Reḥob, also known as the Tel Rehov inscription and the Baraita of the Boundaries, is a late 3rd– 6th century CE mosaic discovered in 1973. Yes, both to the museum and to the open field with scarce remains Yaakov Sussmann, Shaul Lieberman, Fanny Vitto This statement was issued on Augby Entrata, Inc.Mosaic of Rehob (Israel) Show map of Israel We will do our best to respond to your feedback within five business days. Feedback:Įntrata welcomes feedback in relation to the accessibility of this website. Entrata is proud of the efforts that we have completed and that are in-progress to ensure that our website is accessible to everyone. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has established Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for website designers and developers to improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities, and this website strives to be conformant to WCAG 2.1 level AA. We are continually applying relevant accessibility standards to improve user experience for everyone who visits this website. (“Entrata”) is dedicated to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |