Marianos And Hanina Floor Of The Synagogue At Beth Alpha

Marianos hanina 6th c.

Marianos and hanina floor of the synagogue at beth alpha.

Bet alpha bet alfa is a sixth century ce synagogue located at the foot of the northern slopes of the gilboa mountains near beit she an israel. Central motif of figure on qvadriga relates to elijah s apotheosis. The nearby ruins of khirbet beit ilfa preserve the ancient name. Pavement of the synagogue beth alpha israel.

The artists who are named in the mosaic inscription marianos and his son hanina are the same mosaic craftsmen of the nearby city of beit she an. The ancient synagogue of beit alpha is located in the beit she an valley in the north east of the country. It is now part of bet alfa synagogue national park and managed by the israel nature and parks authority. The binding of isaac as described in gen 22 1 19.

Nov 26 2018 marianos chaninah mosaic floor beth alpha synagogue byzantine period 6th century ce. Later periods the synagogue continued to function under arab control but was destroyed in the massive earthquake of 749 ad which leveled many of the towns and cities in the region. Central protagonist is not god. 350 ce late antique christian period central plan christian culture rome oratory of galla placidia c.

Excavations were carried out the same year exposing mosaics preserved in. They are known only through these two mosaics. Marianos sixth century artist who together with his son ḥanina designed the pictorial mosaic floor of the bet alfa ḥefẓi bah synagogue near beth shean. 425 226 ce late antique christian period.

Abraham stands next to it one hand holding his son isaac and the other a long knife. Akedah hebrew calendar with zodiac and the temple. Their names also appear in an ornamental mosaic floor adjoining a synagogue at beth shean. Mosaic floor of the beth alpha synagogue artist s.

The mosaic floor of the synagogue was discovered in 1929 when members of kibbutz beit alpha dug irrigation channels for their fields.