1,600-year-old Samson Mosaic Goes on Public Display in Galilee

1,600-year-old Samson Mosaic Goes on Public Display in Galilee

(Aug. 24, 2026 / Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS-IL) A 1,600-year-old mosaic depicting the biblical hero Samson went on public display Sunday for the first time after more than a decade of archaeological excavations at Hukok in the eastern Lower Galilee.The mosaic, uncovered in the remains of an ancient synagogue used by a Jewish community during the Talmudic [...]

(Aug. 24, 2026 / Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS-IL) A 1,600-year-old mosaic depicting the biblical hero Samson went on public display Sunday for the first time after more than a decade of archaeological excavations at Hukok in the eastern Lower Galilee.The mosaic, uncovered in the remains of an ancient synagogue used by a Jewish community during the Talmudic [...]

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