Skip to main content

Earliest Mosaic in Israel Dedicated to Jesus Uncovered

Support World of the Bible
Help support future articles from World of the Bible just by signing up for email notifications!

There are plans  underway to move Megiddo prison in order to excavate the Israeli church with the earliest mosaic dedicated to Jesus.

A March article from the Times of Israel stated, “In 2004, a Greek inscription “to the God Jesus Christ” was uncovered inside a 3rd-century structure during Israel Antiquities Authority salvage operations ahead of a proposed expansion of the prison in northern Israel.”

Read about the mosaic inscription and the plans Here