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The Maon Synagogue is a 6th-century synagogue and archaeological site located in the Negev Desert near Kibbutz Nirim and Kibbutz Nir Oz.[1]

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  1. 29 relations: Amphora, Ancient synagogues in Israel, Ancient synagogues in Palestine, Apse, Aramaic, Archaeology of Israel, Artifact (archaeology), Basilica, Etrog, Israel, Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Jewish National Fund, Kingdom of Judah, Land of Israel, Lulav, Madaba Map, Menois, Mikveh, Mosaic, Negev, Nir Oz, Nirim, Palestine (region), Rescue archaeology, Shofar, Synagogue, Temple in Jerusalem, Torah ark.

  2. 6th-century synagogues
  3. Ancient synagogues in the Land of Israel
  4. Byzantine mosaics
  5. Byzantine synagogues
  6. Disestablishments in the Byzantine Empire
  7. Establishments in the Byzantine Empire
  8. Israeli mosaics
  9. Jewish art

Amphora

An amphora (ἀμφορεύς|; English) is a type of container with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and packages, tied together with rope and delivered by land or sea.

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Ancient synagogues in Israel

Ancient synagogues in Israel refers to synagogues located in Israel built by communities of Jews and Samaritans from antiquity to the Early Islamic period. Maon Synagogue and Ancient synagogues in Israel are ancient synagogues in the Land of Israel.

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Ancient synagogues in Palestine

Ancient synagogues in Palestine refers to synagogues and their remains in the Land of Israel/Palestine region (today's Israel, Palestinian territories, and Golan Heights), built by the Jewish and Samaritan communities from the time of the Hasmonean dynasty during the Late Hellenistic period, to the Late Byzantine period. Maon Synagogue and Ancient synagogues in Palestine are ancient synagogues in the Land of Israel.

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Apse

In architecture, an apse (apses; from Latin absis, 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek ἀψίς,, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis;: apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an exedra.

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Aramaic

Aramaic (ˀərāmiṯ; arāmāˀiṯ) is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, southeastern Anatolia, Eastern Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula, where it has been continually written and spoken in different varieties for over three thousand years.

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Archaeology of Israel

The archaeology of Israel is the study of the archaeology of the present-day Israel, stretching from prehistory through three millennia of documented history.

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Artifact (archaeology)

An artifact or artefact (British English) is a general term for an item made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.

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Basilica

In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum.

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Etrog

Etrog (אֶתְרוֹג, plural:; Ashkenazi Hebrew:, plural) is the yellow citron or Citrus medica used by Jews during the week-long holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA, רשות העתיקות rashut ha-'atiqot; داﺌرة الآثار, before 1990, the Israel Department of Antiquities) is an independent Israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 Law of Antiquities. Maon Synagogue and Israel Antiquities Authority are archaeology of Israel.

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

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Jewish National Fund

The Jewish National Fund (JNF; קֶרֶן קַיֶּימֶת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael; previously, Ha Fund HaLeumi) is a non-profit organizationProfessor Alon Tal, The Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, The Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

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Kingdom of Judah

The Kingdom of Judah was an Israelite kingdom of the Southern Levant during the Iron Age.

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Land of Israel

The Land of Israel is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant.

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Lulav

Lulav (לוּלָב) is a closed frond of the date palm tree.

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Madaba Map

The Madaba Map, also known as the Madaba Mosaic Map, is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George in Madaba, Jordan. Maon Synagogue and Madaba Map are Byzantine mosaics.

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Menois

Menois, a small town near Gaza in the Roman province of Palaestina Prima, is mentioned by Eusebius of Caesarea and other sources of the first millennium AD.

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Mikveh

A mikveh or mikvah (miqva'ot, mikvoth, mikvot, or (Yiddish) mikves, lit., "a collection") is a bath used for ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity.

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Mosaic

A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface.

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Negev

The Negev (hanNégev) or Negeb (an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel.

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Nir Oz

Nir Oz (Meadow of Strength) is a kibbutz in southern Israel.

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Nirim

Nirim (נִירִים, lit. plowed fields) is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev in Israel.

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Palestine (region)

The region of Palestine, also known as Historic Palestine, is a geographical area in West Asia.

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Rescue archaeology

Rescue archaeology, sometimes called commercial archaeology, preventive archaeology, salvage archaeology, contract archaeology, developer-funded archaeology, or compliance archaeology, is state-sanctioned, archaeological survey and excavation carried out as part of the planning process in advance of construction or other land development.

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Shofar

A shofar (from) is an ancient musical horn typically made of a ram's horn, used for Jewish religious purposes.

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Synagogue

A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans.

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Temple in Jerusalem

The Temple in Jerusalem, or alternatively the Holy Temple, refers to the two religious structures that served as the central places of worship for Israelites and Jews on the modern-day Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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Torah ark

A Torah ark (also known as the hekhal, היכל, or aron qodesh, אֲרוֹן קׄדֶש) is an ornamental chamber in the synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls.

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See also

6th-century synagogues

Ancient synagogues in the Land of Israel

Byzantine mosaics

Byzantine synagogues

Disestablishments in the Byzantine Empire

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Establishments in the Byzantine Empire

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Israeli mosaics

Jewish art

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maon_Synagogue