Eshtemoa synagogue
 Eshtemoa ruins, 1975 | |
  Shown within the West Bank | |
| Location | West Bank |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°24′03″N 35°04′01″E / 31.400792°N 35.067075°E |
| History | |
| Founded | 4th–5th century CE |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1934, 1969-70. |
The Eshtemoa Synagogue, located 15 km south of
Background: ancient Eshtemoa
The Jerusalem Talmud (Nedarim 6:10 - Leiden Ms.) recalls a man who lived there, named Ḥasa of Eshtemoa.
Architecture and description
The remains of the synagogue were identified by
Aftermath, following the Islamic conquest
After the
According to a local tradition, this addition was made during the conquest of Saladin (in the 12th century), rather than during the early Muslim conquest of the Levant.[5] Robert Schick suggests that the conversion may have taken place in the 10th century instead of during the Umayyad period.[9]
A Crusader church was constructed near the eastern side of the synagogue in the 12th century.[5]
The western wall is still standing to a height of 7 m (23 ft).[6] Many architectural elements of the building have been reused in the modern village.[10]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8264-8571-7. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- OCLC 873183425.
- Press, I., ed. (1951), "אשתמוע", A Topographical-Historical Encyclopaedia of Palestine, vol. 1, Jerusalem: Rubin Mass, p. 26 (folio iii)
- ^ F.M. Abel, Revue Biblique 35 (1929), pp. 585-ff.
- ^ OCLC 745203905.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-567-08699-0. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ISBN 9780852222805. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-226-00195-1. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ Robert Schick, The Christian Communities of Palestine from Byzantine to Islamic Rule: A Historical and Archaeological Study (Studies in Late Antiquity and Early Islam 2), Princeton, NJ: The Darwin Press, 1995
- ISBN 978-965-91468-0-2.
