The boundary stone with the inscription ‘Kfar Nafah’ in Greek. / Assaf Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority
The dig at the site of a 1600-year-old church that was discovered... in the Banias Springs Nature Reserve (a.k.a. Nahal Hermon Nature Reserve)... Prof. Adi Erlich explained that "the Temple of the god Pan and the church were discovered in a topographic environment that combines a cliff, a cave, springs and a terrace created in ancient times from the collapse of part of the cliff, which is where the temples were built. "In the Hellenistic period... worship of the god Pan began near the cave and the spring. Hence the origin of the name of the ancient city 'Panias,' which later changed to Banias (the Arabs who invaded the land of Israel in the 7th century from the peninsula could not pronounce the sound P - DI)... Throughout the Roman period, the city was an important center of worship for the gods Pan and Zeus..." Among the surprising finds discovered in the excavation are the remains of a mosaic floor decorated with crosses and other symbols, which led the researchers to conclude the structure used to be a church. A large and unique dressed stone was also unveiled on which many cross marks were engraved, probably by pilgrims who visited the church after it became a center of Christian pilgrimage. The excavation also uncovered finds that indicate the earlier use of the place as a sacred Roman compound open to the sky for the worship of the god Pan, with niches and altars and decorated architectural items. A small pool was also found in the center of the compound.Byzantine Church Built over Greek Temple Discovered on Golan Heights | David Israel | Jewish Press | Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Ah. Another piece of Palestinian history uncovered in the Middle East.
Not.
Israel is going to need more than a few boundary stones if a potential Demented Idiot gets the reigns. The refrain from day one would be ‘no peace in ME without palestinians’. Green is in vogue with the globalist pigs. Green new deal etc. So Israel will be forced out of Golan and back to the Green line. Embassy back to Tel Aviv. Already Bibi bought into the globpig media narrative that the Demented Idiot is president elect.
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