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Posted By richards on February 27, 2017

(The Tower)Archaeologists have discovered and restored a stone column with Hebrew inscriptions from an 1,800-year-old synagogue in the town of Pekiin in the western Galilee region, the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced this week.

The column was found as part of the Authoritys work on the ancient synagogue in Pekiin.

The stone was found upside down in the buildings courtyard, and upon discovery of the inscriptions, archeologists from the IAA arrived at the site to examine the special find, the IAA said in a statement Tuesday. A preliminary analysis of the engravings suggests that these are dedicatory inscriptions honoring donors to the synagogue.

Yoav Lerer of the IAA explained to The Jerusalem Post that the Talmud tells of numerous sages who lived in the area at the time, including Rabbi Shimon ben Zakai. While some doubt that modern Pekiin is the same Pekiin mentioned in the Talmud, Lerer said, I believe that these inscriptions will add an important tier to our knowledge about the Jewish settlement in the village of Pekiin during the Roman and Byzantine periods.

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Israeli archaeologists find 1800-year-old synagogue donor plaque - WND.com

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