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Figure IV-15. David with Goliath weapons, Meroth Synagogue pavement (with
reconstruction). Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Figure IV-16. Daniel in the lions’ den, Na#aran synagogue mosaic pavement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Figure IV-17. Daniel in the lions’ den: a. on a stone relief, #En Nashut; b. wall painting
at a tomb near Lohamei Haghettaot; c. carving in a cave at Lavnin,
Judean Shephelah. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority (a); after
Foerster 1986 (b); after Zissu 1999:566 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Figure IV-18. Daniel in the lions’ den on catacomb wall paintings and sarcophagi:
a. Rome, Via Latina catacomb painting, Cubiculum O; b. Rome, S.Cecilia
catacomb painting; c. relief from Thasos d. Rome, Petrus and Marcellinus
catacomb painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Figure IV-19 a. The Consecration of Aaron to the Service of the Tabernacle and the
Daily Sacrifice, Sepphoris synagogue mosaic, Bands 3 and 4; b. Dura
Europos wall painting panel WB2. Courtesy of Prof. Z. Weiss and the
Sepphoris Expedition, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, drawing
by P. Arad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Figure IV-20. Shewbread Tables: a. Sepphoris; b. Dura Europos; c. el-Hirbeh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Figure IV-21. The men (angels) visit to Abraham and Sara? Sepphoris nave mosaic,
Band 7. Courtesy of Prof. Z. Weiss and the Sepphoris Expedition,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, drawing by P. Arad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Figure IV-22. The vision of the End of Days, Beth Midrash, Meroth. Courtesy of the
Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Figure IV-23. The vision of the End of Days on Anemurium Church mosaic (after Russel
1987: fig. 17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Figure IV-24. Jonah on an octagon and on a round medallions, the aisles church of
Mahat el-Urdi, Beth Guvrin. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . 91
Figure V-1. Beth Leontis mosaic, Beth-She"an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Figure V-2a,b. Tabgha Church, a. the north; b. south transepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Figure V-3. Sarrîn border mosaic (after Balty 1990: general plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Figure V-4. The Gehon-Nilus on a mosaic pavement at the East Church at Qasr-el
Lebia (Olbia), Lybia (after Hermann 1959: abb. 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Figure VI-1. Group I: Gaza—Maiumas synagogue pavement. Courtesy of the Israel
Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Figure VI-2. Group I: Hazor-Ashdod church. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities
Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Figure VI-3. Group I: #Asida church pavement. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities
Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Figure VI-4. Group I: a. Gaza synagogue; b. Hazor-Ashdod church; c. #Asida church . . . . . . 115
Figure VI-5. Group II, Ma#on synagogue pavement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Figure VI-6. Group II: Shellal church pavement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Figure VI-7. Group II: Jerusalem, the Armenian Church pavement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Figure VI-8. Group II: a. Jerusalem Armenian Church pavement; b. Ma#on synagogue
pavement; c. Shellal Church pavement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Figure VI-9. Group II: a. Beth Loya Church pavement; b. Be"er-Shem#a Church
pavement; c. Petra Church pavement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Figure VI-10. Group III: Beth She"an small synagogue B. Courtesy of the Israel
Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Figure VI-11. Group III: el-Maqerqesh, Beth Guvrin Chapel pavement. Courtesy of the
Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127