The Migdal Synagogue dates to the first century CE, before the destruction of the Second Temple. It is the first synagogue discovered in Galilee and one of seven known from this period in the Land of Israel. The impressive structure was established by a community of Jewish farmers and fishermen. Its rectangular entrance hall apparently served as a study hall, with a low stone bench along the walls and a square-shaped chalk stone at the center that seems to have served as a table. An opening in the eastern wall led into the central gathering hall, where three pairs of stone columns supported a roof of wood and pressed earth, low stone benches lined the walls, colorful frescos covered the walls, and a mosaic floor was decorated in a rosette design. In the center stood a particularly grand rectangular chalk furnishing with four legs, ornamented in relief on all five faces with patterns forming a model of the Temple and its special utensils. This unique stone apparently served as a table on which the Torah Scroll was placed when read. Among its ornaments is a seven-branched Menorah standing on a three-legged base with a depiction of the sacrificial altar on its facade, an early example of Menorah decoration from a Jewish religious building in Galilee from this period. The study hall also led to a chamber with a mosaic-paved floor and walls covered with colorful frescos. Three phases were identified in the structure, which served as a synagogue only in the second and third phases, and it was deserted during preparations for the Great Revolt.