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    The Bar Kokhba hiding complexes are underground hideout systems built by Jewish rebels and their communities in Judaea and used during the Bar Kokhba revolt...
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    Simon bar Kokhba (Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר כּוֹכְבָא Šīmʾōn bar Kōḵḇāʾ‎‍) or Simon ben Koseba (שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר כֹסֵבָא Šīmʾōn bar Ḵōsēḇaʾ‎‍), commonly referred...
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    Bar Kokhba revolt (Hebrew: מֶרֶד בַּר כּוֹכְבָא Mereḏ Bar Kōḵəḇā) was a large-scale armed rebellion initiated by the Jews of Judea, led by Simon bar Kokhba...
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  • The rabbinic movement's stance on Bar Kokhba revolt is unclear based on seemingly contradictory Talmudic sources. However, the revolt strengthened the...
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    Bar Kokhba revolt coinage were coins issued by the Judaean rebel state, headed by Simon Bar Kokhba, during the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire...
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    Horvat 'Eqed (category Bar Kokhba hiding complexes)
    well-documented presence of Jewish rebels during the Bar Kokhba revolt, as evidenced by hiding complexes as well as artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery...
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    Cave of Horror (category Bar Kokhba revolt)
    Judaean Desert, Israel, where the remains of Jewish refugees from the Bar Kokhba revolt (c. 132–136 AD) were found. The cave lies in the cliffs towering...
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    Hazan caves (category Bar Kokhba hiding complexes)
    Hazan Caves is a Bar Kokhba hiding complex located in the Shephelah, just west of Bnei Dekalim. The site's name derives from the Arabic word khazana (coffer...
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    the vast majority of the hideout systems datable to the Bar Kokhba revolt (hiding complexes, cliff shelters, and refuge caves) were documented in what...
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  • Yeshua ben Galgula (category Bar Kokhba revolt)
    Yeshua ben Galgula (Hebrew: ישוע בן גלגולא) was one of the leaders of the Bar Kokhba revolt, and the commander of Herodium during the revolt. All that is known...
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    Bar Kokhba weights are weights that were used during the Bar Kokhba revolt. Of the seven weights found so far, six weights originated from the antiquities...
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    Horvat 'Ethri (category Bar Kokhba hiding complexes)
    next to the residential quarters. Before the Bar Kokhba revolt (132-136 CE), extensive underground complexes were constructed beneath the village's homes...
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    Cave of Letters (category Bar Kokhba refuge caves)
    found. Some are related to the Bar Kokhba revolt (circa 131-136), including letters of correspondence between Bar-Kokhba and his subordinates. Another...
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    Huqoq (category Bar Kokhba hiding complexes)
    soldiers hunting for Jewish rebels. The hiding complex dates back to the First Jewish-Roman War (66-70 CE) and the Bar Kochba Revolt (132-136 CE), and could...
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    Qeiyafa Khirbet a-Ra'i Sokho Tel Yona [he] Tell Zayit Zorah Bar Kokhba hiding complexes Geography of Israel Kiryat Gat – modern Israeli town Latrun –...
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    Betar (ancient village) (category Bar Kokhba revolt)
    inhabited since the Iron Age, it was the last standing stronghold of the Bar Kokhba revolt, and was destroyed by the Imperial Roman Army under Hadrian in...
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    Lavnin (category Bar Kokhba hiding complexes)
    in the region, having a network of underground hiding complexes, thought to date back to the Bar Kokhba revolt. During an archaeological survey of the...
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  • Marcellus Events Aelia Capitolina Siege of Betar Sites Bar Kokhba hiding complexes Bar Kokhba refuge caves Cave of Horror Cave of Letters Wadi Murabba'at...
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    Tell ej-Judeideh (category Bar Kokhba hiding complexes)
    discovered. Under the residential buildings hiding complexes dating to the Bar Kokhba revolt were curved. These complexes are based on ancient facilities used...
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  • Hazan John Hazan, British barrister and judge Hazan caves, hiding complex dated to the Bar Kokhba revolt period Hazan Çamkıran, leading character played by...
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    through the early Roman period, the Bar Kokhba revolt and the Byzantine period. The site features four hiding complexes typical of early Roman period Judaea...
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    discovered dating back to the Bar Kokhba Revolt. A hiding complex was uncovered as well as a mikveh just north of the hiding complex, along with coins from that...
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    of Rabbi Akiva. Underground hiding complexes In 2012, a hiding complex, carved out probably no later than the Bar Kokhba revolt, was found to cut through...
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    used as warehouses and columbarium. During the Bar-Kokhba revolt, the cellars were used as an hiding complex from the Romans, their openings were sealed...
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    deadly medical experiments. Although many Jews tried to escape, surviving in hiding was difficult due to factors such as the lack of money to pay helpers and...
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    and reinforced during the Bar Kokhba revolt, in the early 2nd century AD. Discoveries at the site include ritual baths, a hiding system used during the revolt...
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    David (redirect from David Bar Jesse)
    a favorite of Saul, the first king of Israel, but is forced to go into hiding when Saul suspects that David is trying to take his throne. After Saul and...
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    and then performed it countless time for years. In 1996, Zorn released Bar Kokhba featuring Masada compositions recorded by a rotating group of musicians...
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    of the three stations set up by Hadrian to catch fugitives after the Bar Kokhba revolt. According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from 3 neighbouring...
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    then it was melted down and carried off. The Bar Kokhba revolt (Hebrew: מֶרֶד בַּר כּוֹכְבָא; Mered Bar Kokhba) was a rebellion against the Roman Empire...
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