Galilean Synagogue’s Stunning Mosaics Seen For the First Time
New images of the spectacular mosaics discovered in the early fifth-century A.D. synagogue of Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee region have just been released, according to The Times of Israel. The highly detailed and brightly colored mosaics depict popular religious stories including the tale of Noah’s Ark, the parting of the Red Sea, and Jonah and the Whale, as well as a remarkable scene of the building of the Tower of Babel.