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href="/wiki/Southern_Israel" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Israel">Southern Israel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media 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div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Israel_outline_northwest_negev.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Maon Synagogue is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel"><img alt="Maon Synagogue is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Israel_outline_northwest_negev.png/250px-Israel_outline_northwest_negev.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Israel_outline_northwest_negev.png/375px-Israel_outline_northwest_negev.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Israel_outline_northwest_negev.png/500px-Israel_outline_northwest_negev.png 2x" data-file-width="844" data-file-height="471" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.131%;left:50.133%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Maon Synagogue"><img alt="Maon Synagogue" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location of the ancient former synagogue in western <a href="/wiki/Negev" title="Negev">Negev</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Geographic coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Maon_Synagogue&params=31.3289_N_34.4089_E_type:landmark_region:IL"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">31°19′44″N</span> <span class="longitude">34°24′32″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">31.3289°N 34.4089°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">31.3289; 34.4089</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ADD8E6">Architecture</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basilica" title="Basilica">Basilica</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Architectural_style" title="Architectural style">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_architecture" title="Byzantine architecture">Byzantine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Completed</th><td class="infobox-data note">6th century</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Maon Synagogue</b> is a 6th-century <a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Jewish</a> <a href="/wiki/Synagogue" title="Synagogue">synagogue</a> and <a href="/wiki/Archaeological_site" title="Archaeological site">archaeological site</a>, located in the western <a href="/wiki/Negev" title="Negev">Negev</a> desert, near Kibbutz <a href="/wiki/Nirim" title="Nirim">Nirim</a> and Kibbutz <a href="/wiki/Nir_Oz" title="Nir Oz">Nir Oz</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>. The former synagogue is noted for its "magnificent" <a href="/wiki/Mosaic" title="Mosaic">mosaic</a> floor.<sup id="cite_ref-Schaalje_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaalje-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Archaeological_finds">Archaeological finds</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maon_Synagogue&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Archaeological finds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nirim_Mosaic1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Nirim_Mosaic1.jpg/220px-Nirim_Mosaic1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Nirim_Mosaic1.jpg/330px-Nirim_Mosaic1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Nirim_Mosaic1.jpg/440px-Nirim_Mosaic1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1331" data-file-height="910" /></a><figcaption>Mosaic detail</figcaption></figure> <p>The precise construction date of the synagogue remains uncertain, though it predates the 6th century. In a sixth-century renovation, the northern wall (closest to <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>) was opened, and a semi-circular <a href="/wiki/Apse" title="Apse">apse</a> to contain a <a href="/wiki/Torah_Ark" class="mw-redirect" title="Torah Ark">Torah Ark</a> was constructed. The floor level was raised and marble columns and a "breathtakingly beautiful" mosaic floor were installed.<sup id="cite_ref-IAA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the bottom of the mosaic floor is an <a href="/wiki/Amphora" title="Amphora">amphora</a> flanked by a pair of peacocks. A vine flows out of the amphora, forming loops, adorned with representations of birds, animals, fruits or depictions of various stages in the winemaking process. The design is similar to the mosaics in the church floor at nearby Shallal ruins, so they are thought to have been designed by the same artist. Both floors depict animals and have similar patterns: the synagogue floor is distinguished by a menorah flanked by two lions and several other Jewish ritual objects. The seven-branched menorah stands on three legs, like the menorah in the <a href="/wiki/Temple_in_Jerusalem" title="Temple in Jerusalem">Temple in Jerusalem</a>. The legs in Maon are shaped like a lion's paws. Alongside the menorah are the symbols of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Judah" title="Kingdom of Judah">Judah</a>, palm trees and lions. <a href="/wiki/Etrog" title="Etrog">Etrogs</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Shofar" title="Shofar">shofar</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Lulav" title="Lulav">lulav</a> are depicted nearby. The mosaic has an inscription in <a href="/wiki/Aramaic" title="Aramaic">Aramaic</a>. The upper part of the inscription blesses all members of the community and the lower part honours three donors.<sup id="cite_ref-Schaalje_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaalje-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IAA_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An identical floor was found in the ancient synagogue in <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IAA_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The synagogue is built on the <a href="/wiki/Basilica" title="Basilica">basilica</a> plan. The mosaic is in the central area, the two side aisles were paved with stone. The ceiling was made of wooden beams and clay.<sup id="cite_ref-IAA_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A number of small objects were found by the <a href="/wiki/Rescue_archaeology" title="Rescue archaeology">rescue excavation</a> on the floor facing the <a href="/wiki/Torah_Ark" class="mw-redirect" title="Torah Ark">Torah Ark</a>. These include coins and bone and metal <a href="/wiki/Artifact_(archaeology)" title="Artifact (archaeology)">artifacts</a> that are thought to have been associated with the Torah Ark and its ornamental curtain. There were also fragments of glass and ceramic lamps. Dozens of amulets were also found, some of them were used by women who were asking for good health.<sup id="cite_ref-IAA_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Adjacent to the ruins of the synagogue a cistern, water channels and a <a href="/wiki/Mikvah" class="mw-redirect" title="Mikvah">mikvah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Schaalje_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaalje-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maon_Synagogue&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The synagogue was built at the site of Hellenistic <a href="/wiki/Menois" title="Menois">Menois</a>, a city marked on the <a href="/wiki/Map_of_Madaba" class="mw-redirect" title="Map of Madaba">Map of Madaba</a>. It is one of three ancient synagogues discovered in the western Negev.<sup id="cite_ref-IAA_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IAA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The synagogue and its mosaic floor were discovered during the construction of a road in 1957. The mosaic was damaged, but the undamaged segment was preserved by a salvage excavation. After its discovery, the mosaic was neglected, causing deterioration. Restoration work began in 2006, sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/Jewish_National_Fund" title="Jewish National Fund">Jewish National Fund</a>, <a href="/wiki/Israel_Antiquities_Authority" title="Israel Antiquities Authority">Israel Antiquities Authority</a> and Eshkol Regional Council, and paid for by philanthropist <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandy_Galet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sandy Galet (page does not exist)">Sandy Galet</a>. The mosaic was lifted off its original foundation and carefully cleaned. A new foundation was installed and the mosaic was securely attached. 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href="/wiki/Great_Synagogue_(Petah_Tikva)" title="Great Synagogue (Petah Tikva)">Great</a> (Petah Tikva)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Abu_Hurayra" title="Mausoleum of Abu Hurayra">Mausoleum of Abu Hurayra</a> (Yavne)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#9BB4EB;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Haifa_District" title="Haifa District"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Haifa</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emet_veShalom" title="Emet veShalom">Emet veShalom</a> (Nahariya)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohel_Ya%27akov_Synagogue_(Zikhron_Ya%27akov)" title="Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue (Zikhron Ya'akov)">Ohel Ya'akov</a> (Zikhron Ya'akov)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#9BB4EB;color:white;;width:1%"><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Ohel_Yitzchak_Synagogue" title="Ohel Yitzchak Synagogue">Ohel Yitzchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohr_ha-Chaim_Synagogue" title="Ohr ha-Chaim Synagogue">Ohr ha-Chaim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Motza_Synagogue" title="Old Motza Synagogue">Old Motza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Yemenite_Synagogue_(Silwan)" title="Old Yemenite Synagogue (Silwan)">Old Yemenite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Or_Zaruaa_Synagogue" title="Or Zaruaa Synagogue">Or Zaruaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pressburg_Yeshiva_(Jerusalem)" title="Pressburg Yeshiva (Jerusalem)">Pressburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabbi_Dr._I._Goldstein_Synagogue" title="Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue">Rabbi Goldstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramban_Synagogue" title="Ramban Synagogue">Ramban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shemesh_Sedaqah_Synagogue" class="mw-redirect" title="Shemesh Sedaqah Synagogue">Shemesh Sedaqah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shira_Hadasha" title="Shira Hadasha">Shira Hadasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tzuf_Dvash_Synagogue" title="Tzuf Dvash Synagogue">Tzuf Dvash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren%27s_Gate" title="Warren's Gate">Warren's Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Wall" title="Western Wall">Western Wall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson%27s_Arch_(Jerusalem)" title="Wilson's Arch (Jerusalem)">Wilson's Arch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoharei_Chama_Synagogue" title="Zoharei Chama Synagogue">Zoharei Chama</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#9BB4EB;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Northern_District_(Israel)" title="Northern District (Israel)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Northern</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Or_Torah_Synagogue" title="Or Torah Synagogue">Or Torah</a> (Acre)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abuhav_Synagogue" title="Abuhav Synagogue">Abuhav</a> (Safed)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ari_Ashkenazi_Synagogue" title="Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue">Ari Ashkenazi</a> (Safed)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#9BB4EB;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Synagogues_in_Tel_Aviv" title="Category:Synagogues in Tel Aviv"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Tel Aviv</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Daniel_Centers" title="The Daniel Centers">Beit Daniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cymbalista_Synagogue_and_Jewish_Heritage_Center" title="Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center">Cymbalista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Synagogue_(Tel_Aviv)" title="Great Synagogue (Tel Aviv)">Great</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hechal_Yehuda_Synagogue" title="Hechal Yehuda Synagogue">Hechal Yehuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itzkovitch_Synagogue" title="Itzkovitch Synagogue">Itzkovitch</a></li> <li>Kiryat Ono<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="Which synagogue? There are several in Kiryat Ono (September 2024)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#9BB4EB;color:white;;width:1%"><i>Former</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#9BB4EB;color:white;;width:1%">Inactive <span style="font-size:85%;">(still standing)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Peki%27in_Synagogue" title="Peki'in Synagogue">Peki'in</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Al-Muallaq_Mosque" title="Al-Muallaq Mosque">Ramchal (Acre)</a></i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(now a mosque)</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Synagogue_of_Shfaram" title="Ancient Synagogue of Shfaram">Shfaram Ancient</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Old_synagogues_of_Tiberias" title="Old synagogues of Tiberias">Old synagogues of Tiberias</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#9BB4EB;color:white;;width:1%">Destroyed or in ruins<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(no longer standing)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Anim_Synagogue" title="Anim Synagogue">Anim</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arbel#Ancient_synagogue" title="Arbel">Arbel</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beth_Alpha" title="Beth Alpha">Beth Alpha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Capernaum#Synagogue" title="Capernaum">Capernaum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chorazin#Synagogue" title="Chorazin">Chorazin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hammat_Tiberias#Synagogues" title="Hammat Tiberias">Hammat Tiberias</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hurvat_Amudim#Synagogue" title="Hurvat Amudim">Hurvat Amudim</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kfar_Bar%27am_synagogue" title="Kfar Bar'am synagogue">Kfar Bar'am</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kafr_%27Inan#Roman_and_Byzantine_Kfar_Hanania" title="Kafr 'Inan">Kfar Hananiah</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khirbet_Shema" title="Khirbet Shema">Khirbet Shema</a></i></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Maon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maoz_Haim_Synagogue" title="Maoz Haim Synagogue">Maoz Haim</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Migdal_Synagogue" title="Migdal Synagogue">Migdal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nabratein_synagogue" title="Nabratein synagogue">Nabratein</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shem_and_Eber_Cave" title="Shem and Eber Cave">Shem and Eber Cave</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Susya#Ancient_synagogue" title="Susya">Susya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tzippori_Synagogue" title="Tzippori Synagogue">Tzippori</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li>Under restoration <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiferet_Yisrael_Synagogue" title="Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue">Tiferet Yisrael</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Umm_el-Qanatir" title="Umm el-Qanatir">Umm el-Qanatir</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2" style="background:#9BB4EB;color:white;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_synagogues_in_Israel" title="List of synagogues in Israel"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; 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