Colossians 3:16 NCV Let the teaching of Christ live in you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and instruct each other by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
A 1,500-year-old Byzantine monastery has been discovered in Israel according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The monastery is described as having been a place of Christian worship during the 6th century. The structure was found as part of an excavation before construction of a new highway through the Negev Desert.
The IAA said the structure was 65 feet wide by 115 feet long. Four rooms were found including a prayer room and a dining room. The mosaics on the floor were found to be typical of Christian mosaics of the time.
The mosaics also contained discretely placed crosses that obeyed an order from leaders of the time to not have crosses on the floor where someone could step on them.
In addition to the mosaic floors, the excavators discovered pottery, coins and glass that are believed to have been used as part of the worship of the time.
The discovered items are going to be removed from the site and moved to an agricultural and tourism project area.
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