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3 Mosaics Found in a Galilean Village Uncover Surprising Facts About Ancient Jewish Worship byChurch News | Jun. 21, 2019
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In the summer of 2012, Bryan R. Bozung happened upon an amazing discovery — massive mosaics depicting biblical scenes — on the floor of an ancient Jewish synagogue in the Galilean village of Huqoq.
Bryan R. Bozung, a recent graduate of Brigham Young University at the time, could only point a trembling finger at the “variation in color and faint lines” he had uncovered from its millennium-old hiding place, he told BYU Magazine.

Lead image screenshot from YouTube
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