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Article: Israel may relocate a jail in the Galilee on the recommendation of archaeologists who have discovered on its grounds the remnants of what is said to be the oldest church ever found in the Holy Land.(Briefly noted)(Brief article)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- February 21, 2006
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* Israel may relocate a jail in the Galilee on the recommendation of archaeologists who have discovered on its grounds the remnants of what is said to be the oldest church ever found in the Holy Land. The third-century prayer chapel laden with inscriptions and mosaics was found last year on Megiddo prison land, west of Afula in northern Israel. It was uncovered by prisoners helping archaeologists excavate the site prior to construction of a new prison wing. In light of the discovery, the prison will no longer be expanded, and a committee of leading archaeologists from the ...
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...An archaeological dig in a jail in northern Israel has revealed what could be the earliest Christian church in the Holy Land. Prisoners at the prison at Megiddo helped archaeologists uncover a 64-sq-yard mosaic in the grounds during renovation ...
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