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August 6, 2016

Noah’s Ark mosaic uncovered in ancient Galilee synagogue

A mosaic shows a fish swallowing one of Pharaoh's soldiers in the parting of the Red Sea. The mosaic was found at the ancient synagogue at Huqoq.

JERUSALEM – Exquisite mosaics depicting biblical scenes — one of Noah’s Ark, the other the parting of the Red Sea — were uncovered this summer by archaeologists excavating a fifth-century synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village near the Sea of Galilee.

Published in International