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 Capernaum (Kfar Nahum)  71 pictures
 2 minutes HQ video In the ruins area, called Talhum in Arabic, stood out of a huge structure. It was one of the first structures discovered in the area at the beginning of the previous century. It was identified as an ancient Jewish synagogue which was active in the area at the end of the Roman and Byzantine times. The Synagogue  The site was identified as the Jewish town Kfar Nahum. The building is made of white limestone, against the black basalts stones in the area, from which the rest of the buildings were made. That synagogue is part of synagogues known for their architectural decorations, carved out of limestone. Columns and capitols were found in the site, doorsteps and stone beams with decorations whose themes are mainly plants. The front is rather impressive with three big openings, before which there is a roofed entrance. One who goes through the entrance finds himself in a spacious hall, where three rows of columns, shaped like the Hebrew letter "Het" separate the center of the hall from its edges. The congregation sat on the benches which were fixed along the walls. The front of the building, which has three openings, faces south, toward Jerusalem. That fact put made a barrier for the congregation, since it was difficult that way to set a permanent placement for the Holy Ark.       Back to Israel Index
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