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Zodiacs in Synagogues

  • The four panels of inscriptions on the Ein Gedi Synagogue floor
  • The centrepiece of the Ein Gedi Synagogue floor in Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea
  • Ein Gedi Synagogue inscriptions in Aramaic
  • Ein Gedi Synagogue mosaic of a peacock at the Bimah in front of the Ark, where the Torah would be read.
  • Bet Alpha Synagogue 6th century at the foot of Mt Gilboa in the lower Galilee
  • Bet Alpha Synagogue is aligned to the south-west, facing Jerusalem.
  • At the top of the zodiac wheel is the Ark flanked by two lions depicted in mosaic.
  • The centre of the Zodiac.
  • Close-up of Bet Alpha Ark mosaic with lion, palm branch, shofar (trumpet)
  • Synagogue floor mosaic with central Zodiac at Zippori (Sepphoris) in the Galilee.
  • Sacrifical red heiffer and bull on Zippori Synagogue floor
  • Central Zodiac pattern in Zippori Synagogue.
  • Zippori Synagogue depicts the sacrifice of Isaac.
  • The archaeological site of ancient Zippori (later called Sepphoris by the Romans).
  • The Mona Lisa of the Galilee, according to Walter Zanger.