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The First Byzantine Church in Taibe The blessing originally stood above the entrance of the church but it was discovered in the more modern church walls, so it had been reused as construction material at some time in the past when the building collapsed and was rebuilt. Taibe was a Christian village in the Byzantine period between the 5th to 7th centuries and later became the site of a Crusader fortress. IAA archaeologist Dr. Walid Atrash points out that while archaeologists have explored the  Jezreel Valley  for many years, most of their findings relate to ancient Christians, but this dis...

Set In Stone: 1,500-Year-Old ‘Christ, Born Of Mary’ Inscription Found Set In Stone: 1,500-Year-Old ‘Christ, Born Of Mary’ Inscription Found Comments Off on Set In Stone: 1,500-Year-Old ‘Christ, Born Of Mary’ Inscription Found A Greek inscription dedicated to “Christ born of Mary” was discovered during Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the village of et-Taiyiba in the Jezreel Valley. Engraved in stone, the inscription comes from the frame of an entrance door of what appears to be a church dating from the Byzantine period (late 5th century CE). According to Leah Di-Seg...

The inscription. Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the village of et-Taiyiba in the Jezreel Valley recently unearthed an inscription dedicated to “Jesus, the Son of Mary.” The Greek inscription, engraved in stone, comes from the frame of an entrance door dating from the Byzantine period (late fifth century CE). It was discovered incorporated in secondary use in one of the walls of a magnificent building dating from the Byzantine or Early Islamic period, where the excavations uncovered two rooms containing mosaic pavements with a geometric design. The inscription was recovered i...

A 1,500-year-old plaque that reads 'Christ, born of Mary' in ancient Greek is discovered in northern Israel that once sat above the doorway of a Byzantine church to ward off evil spirits

‘Christ Born of Mary’ Inscription Found in Northern Israel Joshua Shuman 1,500-year-old inscription enriches knowledge of early Christian presence in Jezreel Valley Archaeologists recently discovered a stone marked with a 1,500-year-old inscription reading, in Greek, “Christ born of Mary,” at a site in Israel’s Jezreel Valley. The stone inscribed “Christ born of Mary.” (Tzachi Lang, Israel Antiquities Authority) The engraved stone was part of a lintel from a Late Byzantine period (late fifth century) church entrance. Recovered at the et-Taiyiba village excavation site, on the ...