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July 8, 2022

The Oldest Known Depictions of the Bible’s Great Heroines Found in the Galilee

Deborah and Yael at Huqoq.

In 2011, Israeli archaeologists discovered the remains of a 5th-century synagogue in the ancient Galilean village of Huqoq. In the ensuing years, they have been at work carefully excavating its elaborate mosaics, which display biblical and post-biblical scenery. The Times of Israel reports on the latest artwork to come to light:

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