▁( Se pp hor is ▁Syn agog ue ) ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁syn agog ue ▁discovered ▁in ▁Se pp hor is , ▁a ▁Roman - era ▁Jewish ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁Gal ile e , ▁now ▁an ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁and ▁a ▁national ▁park ▁in ▁Israel . ▁ ▁History ▁Based ▁on ▁num ism atic ▁evidence , ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁center . ▁Me as uring ▁ 2 0 . 7 ▁meters ▁long ▁and ▁ 8 ▁meters ▁wide , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁narrow est ▁ancient ▁syn agog ue ▁un cover ed ▁in ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Israel . ▁The ▁b im ah ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁wall , ▁not ▁orient ed ▁towards ▁Jerusalem ▁as ▁in ▁other ▁syn agog ues ▁of ▁that ▁era . ▁ ▁The ▁M ish na ▁describes ▁Se pp hor is ▁as ▁having ▁had ▁ 1 8 ▁syn agog ues ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁Jud ah ▁ha N asi ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁second ▁century ▁CE . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁The ▁m osa ic ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁syn agog ue ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁a ▁crew ▁building ▁a ▁par king ▁lot ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁arch ae ological ▁park ▁of ▁Se pp hor is . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁illustrated ▁syn agog ue ▁m osa