Marianos And Hanina Floor Of The Synagogue At Beth Alpha

425 226 ce late antique christian period.

Marianos and hanina floor of the synagogue at beth alpha.

Central motif of figure on qvadriga relates to elijah s apotheosis. They are known only through these two mosaics. The ancient synagogue of beit alpha is located in the beit she an valley in the north east of the country. Abraham stands next to it one hand holding his son isaac and the other a long knife.

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 protagonist is not god. 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. On the right is an altar with flames rising from it.

The mosaic floor of the synagogue was discovered in 1929 when members of kibbutz beit alpha dug irrigation channels for their fields. Mosaic floor of the beth alpha synagogue artist s. Akedah hebrew calendar with zodiac and the temple. 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.

Ce late antique jewish period jewish culture galilee israel church of santa constanza c. Pavement of the synagogue beth alpha israel. 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. Their names also appear in an ornamental mosaic floor adjoining a synagogue at beth shean.

Marianos hanina 6th c. The binding of isaac as described in gen 22 1 19. The sacrifice of isaac detail 6th century c e mosaic by marianos and hanina. It is now part of bet alfa synagogue national park and managed by the israel nature and parks authority.

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