Founded c. 460 CE Condition ruin Excavation date 1905 | Excavation dates 1905 | |
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Archaeologists Gottlieb Schumacher; H. Kohl & C. Watzinger | ||
The ed-Dikke Synagogue, located 3 km north of the Sea of Galilee on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, was an ancient synagogue dating from around the 5th century CE.
History
The synagogue, located at a site known as Khirbet ed-Dikke, was first identified by Gottlieb Schumacher in the 1880s. In 1905, H. Kohl & C. Watzinger briefly investigated the site.
The building is thought to date form c. 460 CE and consists of a prayer hall measuring approx. 11 m (36 ft) by 14 m (46 ft). It was divided into three aisles by two rows of four columns each.
References
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