Syria: An attendant of the Pharaoh's daughter lifts Moses from the basket which was floating down the Nile. The Pharaoh's daughter hands the infant to Moses's mother, to be nursed. Fresco from Dura Europos Synagogue, c. 250 CE. The Dura Europos Synagogue is an ancient synagogue uncovered at Dura-Europos, Syria, in 1932. The last phase of construction was dated by an Aramaic inscription to 244 CE, making it one of the oldest synagogues in the world. It is unique among the many ancient synagogues that have emerged from archaeological digs as it was preserved virtually intact.

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