Bar kokhba revolt wikipedia
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Bar Kokhba revolt
Jewish rebellion ruin Roman ukase (132–136 CE)
See also: Adrian § Third Roman–Jewish War (132–136)
| Bar Kokhba revolt מֶרֶד בַּר כּוֹכְבָא | |||||||||
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| Part of depiction Jewish–Roman wars | |||||||||
Detail treat Simon avert Kokhba cheat Benno Elkan's Knesset Menorah | |||||||||
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| Roman Empire | Jews go along with Judaea | ||||||||
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| 2 legions – 20,000 (132–133) 5 legions – 80,000 (133–134) 6–7 filled legions, cohorts of 5–6 more, 30–50 auxiliary units – 120,000 (134–135) | 200,000–400,000 militiamen • 12,000 Bar Kokhba's guard force | ||||||||
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| Legio Xxi Deiotariana perhaps destroyed[1] Legio Barrier Hispana disbanded[2][a] • The Bar Kokhba Revolt : Palestine's GPO?
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'The Bar Kokhba revolt greatly influenced the course of Jewish history and the philosophy of the Jewish religion. Despite easing the persecution of Jews following Hadrian's death in 138 CE, the Romans barred Jews from Jerusalem, except for attendance in Tisha B'Av. Jewish messianism was abstracted and spiritualized, and rabbinical political thought became deeply cautious and conservative. The Talmud, for instance, refers to Bar Kokhba as "Ben-Kusiba", a derogatory term meaning "son of deception", used to indicate that he was a false Messiah. It was also among the key events to differentiate Christianity as a religion distinct from Judaism.[28] Although Jewish Christians regarded Jesus as the Messiah and did not support Bar Kokhba,[29] they were barred from Jerusalem along with the other Jews'. The truth seems to be that Simon Bar • Category:Bar Kokhba revolt90 degree tunnel.jpg 1,960 × 4,032; 2.5 MB Arch of Hadrianus TS.png 447 × 560; 313 KB Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), Bar Kochba (1927).jpg 1,600 × 1,555; 489 KB Arthur Szyk (1894-1951). Bar Kochba (1927), Paris.jpg 885 × 889; 966 KB Bar Kokhba exhibition, Eretz Israel Museum (31142100804).jpg 4,928 × 3,264; 7.85 MB Bar Kokhba exhibition, Eretz Israel Museum (31608533360).jpg 4,928 × 3,264; 12.43 MB Bar Kokhba exhibition, Eretz Israel Museum (31945145316).jpg 4,565 × 2,906; 9.93 MB Bar Kokhba hiding complex.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 6.44 MB Beitar-169.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 673 KB Columbarium at Khirbet el-Ein.jpg 1,960 × 4,032; 3.35 MB Hiding complex entrance.jpg 1,960 × 4,032; 2.83 MB Hiding complex.jpg 4,032 × 1,960; 2.88 MB Horvat Burgin.jpg 3,264 × 1,968; 3.61 MB IHM קבר לוחמי בר כוכבא 1.jpeg 1,200 × 1,600; 610 KB IHM קבר לוחמי בר כוכבא.jpeg 1,200 × 1,600; 745 KB Israel under Bar Kokhba-ar.jpg 963 × 1,171; 79 KB Israel under Bar Kokhba.jpg 963 × 1,171; 100 KB JRSLM 300116 Tel Shalem.jpg 2,400 × 1,600; 2.02 MB Knesset Menorah P5200010 Bar Kochvah.JPG 411 × 473; 103 KB Lebonah valley.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 6.79 MB Legions of Zion Organizatio | |||||||||