The unique iconography of the Elephant mosaic panel in the Huqoq synagogue, considered by project director J. Magness as “the first non-biblical story ever found decorating an ancient synagogue”, has attracted a great deal of attention since it first began to be exposed in 2013. The synagogue is still under excavation and little has been published so far, but some of the mosaic panels of the late 4th-early 5th c. plainly depict Biblical scenes; there are also decorative motifs with inscriptions. The panel in question is set roughly in the centre of the E aisle, some 60 cm from the E wall. It faces east, to be correctly viewed by a person facing west towards the nave. Its orientation is similar to that of the nearby panel on the south, but it faces the opposite way from the Samson panel farther south.

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族长与皇帝：胡曲克犹太教堂的大象马赛克面板被重新考虑

Huqoq 犹太教堂大象马赛克嵌板的独特肖像被项目总监 J. Magness 认为是“有史以来第一个发现装饰古代犹太教堂的非圣经故事”，自首次曝光以来就引起了广泛关注2013年。犹太教堂仍在挖掘中，到目前为止几乎没有出版，但一些4世纪末至5世纪初的马赛克面板。清楚地描绘圣经场景；还有带有铭文的装饰图案。有问题的面板大致设置在 E 通道的中心，距离 E 墙约 60 厘米。它朝东，由朝西朝中殿的人正确观看。它的方向与南面附近面板的方向相似，但它与更南端的 Samson 面板相反。