HUQOQ, Israel, July 5 (UPI) -- Archaeologists working in Israel have announced the discovery of a large synagogue building dating to the late Roman period of the fourth or fifth century B.C.
Archaeological excavations at the ancient Jewish village of Huqoq in Israel's Galilee have revealed a preserved mosaic floor depicting the biblical judge-warrior Samson tying fiery torches between the tails of foxes as described in the book of Judges 15, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported.