5 February 2012 - 12 Shevat 5772 - י"ב שבט ה' אלפים תשע"ב
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One of the oldest synagogues in the world exposed E-mail

A synagogue fromthe Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE) was exposed in archaeological excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is conducting at a site slated for the construction of a hotel on Migdal beach.

In the middle of the synagogue is a stone that is engraved with a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum), the likes of which have never before been seen.

The main hall of the synagogue is 120 square metres in area and its stone benches, which served as seats for the worshippers, were built up against the walls of the hall. Its fl oor was made of mosaic and its walls were treated with colored plaster frescos.

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