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Megiddo church (Israel)

Also known as Kefar Othnay, Legio

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32.5712, 35.1913 · Wikidata Q16933094 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map

Site near Megiddo prison of a 3rd-century Christian prayer hall with mosaic inscriptions.

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Megiddo church is an archaeological site near Tel Megiddo, Israel that preserves the foundations of one of the oldest Christian church buildings ever discovered by archaeologists. The ruins contain one of the oldest inscriptions referring to the divinity of Jesus.

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