4090. DETAIL OF THE MOSAIC FLOOR OF THE 6TH. C. AD. SYNAGOGUE IN BETH-ALPHA; THE BINDING OF ISAAC. ABRAHAM, HOLDING A KNIFE 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.
Photograph by Zev Radovan