▁Turkish ▁author ▁( see ▁Turkish ▁Wikipedia ▁article ). ▁ ▁Er end iz ▁Ö z bay o ğ lu , ▁a ▁Turkish ▁scholar ▁of ▁Latin ▁language ▁and ▁literature . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Personal ▁home page ▁of ▁Er end iz ▁At as ü ▁ ▁Category : T urk ish ▁femin ine ▁given ▁names <0x0A> </s> ▁Beth ▁Al pha ▁( ; ▁Bet ▁Al pha , ▁Bet ▁Al fa ) ▁is ▁a ▁sixth - century ▁AD ▁syn agog ue ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁s lop es ▁of ▁the ▁Gil boa ▁mountains ▁near ▁Beit ▁She ' an , ▁Israel . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Bet ▁Al fa ▁Syn agog ue ▁National ▁Park ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Israel ▁Nature ▁and ▁Park s ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁Ex c av ations ▁The ▁Beth ▁Al pha ▁syn agog ue ▁was ▁un cover ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁K ib but z ▁He f z ib ah , ▁who ▁st umbled ▁upon ▁the ▁syn agog ue ' s ▁extensive ▁m osa ic ▁flo ors ▁during ▁ir rig ation ▁construction . ▁Ex c av ations ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁University ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁and ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁arch ae ologist , ▁Ele azar ▁Su ken ik . ▁A ▁secondary ▁round ▁of ▁exc av ations , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Israel ▁Anti qu ities ▁Author ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁further ▁expl ored ▁the ▁resident ial