Statement

At Beth Alpha, near Beth Shean, the mosaic floor of a sixth-century synagogue carries a Greco-Roman zodiac: Helios, the sun god, sits at the center, ringed by the 12 classical signs, each with a Hebrew name. Such zodiacs may have served, as among non-Jews, to follow the cycle of the year; in time the zodiac became a Jewish decorative motif in its own right.

References

1. p. 123

   supports · figure caption · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Figure 5.1

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2. p. 123

   supports · figure caption · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Figure 5.1

   Verification anchor recorded · checked against the page text