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Beth Alpha Beth Alpha or Bet Alpha or Bet Alfa is a sixth-century synagogue located at the foot of the northern slopes of the Gilboa mountains near Beit She'an, Israel.〔Avigad, “Beth Alpha,” In Encyclopaedia Judaica, 190.〕 It is now part of Bet Alfa Synagogue National Park and managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.〔Beit Alfa Synagogue National Parks Website, http://www.parks.org.il/BuildaGate5/general2/data_card.php?Cat=~25~~440441034~Card12~&ru=&SiteName=parks&Clt=&Bur=204968785〕 ==Excavations== The Beth Alpha synagogue was uncovered in 1928 by members of the nearby Kibbutz Hefzibah, who stumbled upon the synagogue’s extensive mosaic floors during irrigation construction.〔Avigad, “Beth Alpha,” In Encyclopaedia Judaica, 190.〕 Excavations began in 1929 under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and were led by Israeli archaeologist, Eleazar Sukenik.〔Avigad, “Beth Alpha,” In Encyclopaedia Judaica, 190.〕 A secondary round of excavations, sponsored by the Israel Antiquities Authority in 1962, further explored the residential structures surrounding the synagogue.〔Avigad, “Beth Alpha,” In Encyclopaedia Judaica, 190.〕 In addition, a hoard of 36 Byzantine coins were found in a shallow depression in the floor apse.
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