The Inn of the Good Samaritan
Located 20km (13 miles) east of Jerusalem, just off Hwy. 1, this caravan stop and inn houses a collection of ancient mosaic floors from synagogues, churches, and Roman-era edifices, transported from excavations throughout Israel and reassembled here. The Museum of the Good Samaritan houses one of the world's largest collections of mosaics. Tradition holds that this is the site of the New Testament’s parable of the Good Samaritan, who helped an injured traveler ignored by others on the Jerusalem-Jericho Road. Among the floors on display is one from a synagogue of Samaritans, who follow a Torah-based religion, but in ancient times were rivals of their Jewish neighbors. In Byzantine times, Samaritans numbered at least several hundred thousand. The present-day Samaritan community numbers only several hundred.
Located 20km (13 miles) east of Jerusalem, just off Hwy. 1, this caravan stop and inn houses a collection of ancient mosaic floors from synagogues, churches, and Roman-era edifices, transported from excavations throughout Israel and reassembled here. The Museum of the Good Samaritan houses one of the world's largest collections of mosaics. Tradition holds that this is the site of the New Testament’s parable of the Good Samaritan, who helped an injured traveler ignored by others on the Jerusalem-Jericho Road. Among the floors on display is one from a synagogue of Samaritans, who follow a Torah-based religion, but in ancient times were rivals of their Jewish neighbors. In Byzantine times, Samaritans numbered at least several hundred thousand. The present-day Samaritan community numbers only several hundred.
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