Accounts of Jericho by a Christian
pilgrim are given in 333. Shortly thereafter the built-up area of the town was abandoned and a
Byzantine Jericho,
Ericha, was built 1600 metres (1 mi) to the east, on which the modern town is centered.
[52] Christianity took hold in the city during the Byzantine era and the area was heavily populated. A number of monasteries and churches were built, including
St George of Koziba in 340 CE and a domed church dedicated to
Saint Eliseus.
[48] At least two
synagogues were also built in the 6th century CE.
[45] The monasteries were abandoned after the
Persian invasion of 614.
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Jericho - Wikipediart was built there in 130 and played a role in putting down the Bar Kochba revolt in 133.[citation needed] Byzantine period Copy of Mosaic of the Shalom Al Yisrael Synagogue, 6th–7th century CE <span>Accounts of Jericho by a Christian pilgrim are given in 333. Shortly thereafter the built-up area of the town was abandoned and a Byzantine Jericho, Ericha, was built 1600 metres (1 mi) to the east, on which the modern town is centered.[52] Christianity took hold in the city during the Byzantine era and the area was heavily populated. A number of monasteries and churches were built, including St George of Koziba in 340 CE and a domed church dedicated to Saint Eliseus.[48] At least two synagogues were also built in the 6th century CE.[45] The monasteries were abandoned after the Persian invasion of 614.[18] The Jericho synagogue in the Royal Maccabean winter palace at Jericho dates from 70 to 50 BCE. A synagogue dating to the late 6th or early 7th century CE was discovered in Jericho i Summary
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