Chorazin's Synagogue

Chorazin's Synagogue (HM2L6P)

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N 32° 54.674', W 35° 33.846'

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Chorazin's synagogue was built of hard, dark basalt stones, difficult to carve and engrave.

Despite this, the builders and artists managed to carve hundreds of ornamental designs and architectural elements, geometric and floral motifs, human and mythological figures.

Similar decorations were discovered in other ancient synagogues in the Galilee and the Golan, especially in Capernaum. The discovery of these figures - especially the mythological ones raised many Halachic and cultural questions.

Ancient Jewish art and architecture were influenced by Eastern Hellenistic culture, as demonstrated by the plan of the building, the gabled entrance and the decorations.
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HM NumberHM2L6P
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Date Added Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 at 8:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)25S E 260199 N 3644362
Decimal Degrees32.91123333, -35.56410000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 54.674', W 35° 33.846'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 54' 40.44" N, 35° 33' 50.76" W
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