257. DETAIL OF THE MOSAIC FLOOR OF THE 6TH. C. AD. SYNAGOGUE IN BETH-ALPHA. DEPICTING ‘THE BINDING OF ISAAC’. ON THE RIGHT IS THE ALTAR, ABRAHAM IS IS HOLDING A KINIFE AND IS READY TO SACRIFICE HIS SON ISAAC. IN UPPER CENTER OF THE PANEL , A HAND (GOD’S) PORTRUDES INSCRIBED “LAY NOT…” A RAM IS SHOWN IN THE THICKET. ABRAHAM’S TWO SERVANTS WITH A DONKEY ARE ON THE LEFT.
Photograph by Zev Radovan
