How the United Nations Enabled Terrorist Rule in Gaza
Hamas and UNRWA: a match made in hell.
January 31, 2024
The Oldest Known Portrayal of the Story of Deborah—on a Synagogue Floor
A 5th-century mosaic is a symbol of Jewish defiance.
In 2011, archaeologists began excavating the remains of a synagogue in the ancient village of Ḥuqoq, probably built around 400 CE. They found an elaborate mosaic floor with scenes from the Hebrew Bible and postbiblical lore, and have been painstaking uncovering this rare piece of Jewish art ever since. Most recently, they found a depiction of the prophetess Deborah’s battle with the Canaanites, and the slaying of their general by the heroic Yael—a passage (Judges 4 and 5) that was read in synagogues last Saturday. Karen Britt and Ra‘anan Boustan write:
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The Oldest Known Portrayal of the Story of Deborah—on a Synagogue Floor
A 5th-century mosaic is a symbol of Jewish defiance.
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