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SOJOURNERS WELCOME. Although no architectural remains of a first-century synagogue in Jerusalem have been uncovered, evidence of one exists in the form of the so-called Theodotus Inscription. It describes the synagogue’s foundation by Theodotus, a priest and synagogue head; its purpose, “for reading of the law and teaching of the commandments”; and its accommodations for Jewish pilgrims who came to Jerusalem from abroad.