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THE SYNAGOGUE discovered at Magdala in 2009 is a rather modest hall lined with stone benches. Unlike other first-century synagogues, however, it has floors paved with mosaics. The rectangular block, found in the center of the hall and known as the Magdala Stone, is decorated with beautifully carved reliefs, which some believe are representations of features from the Jerusalem Temple.