Bar kokhba revolt wikipedia

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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'.

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Bar Kokhba revolt

Jewish rebellion against Roman rule (132–136 CE)

See also: Hadrian § Third Roman–Jewish War (132–136)

Bar Kokhba revolt
מֶרֶד בַּר כּוֹכְבָא‎

Part of the Jewish–Roman wars

Detail of Simon bar Kokhba from Benno Elkan's Knesset Menorah

Date	132–136 CE (main phase: autumn 132 – summer 135)
Location	Judaea, Roman Empire
Result	Roman victory Massacre and displacement of the Jewish population in Judea Renaming of Judaea to Syria Palaestina Jews banned from Jerusalem and its surrounding areas Suppression of Jewish religious practices by Hadrian Significant increase in the Jewish diaspora
Territorial changes	Destruction of the rebels' Jewish state by the Roman army

Belligerents

Roman Empire

Jews of Judaea

Commanders and leaders

Units involved

Bar Kokhba's army
* Bar Kokhba's guard
* Local militias
Samaritan youth bands

Strength

2 legions – 20,000 (132–133)
5 legions – 80,000 (133–134)
6–7 full 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

Casualties and losses

Legio XXII Deiotariana possibly destroyed^[1]
Legio IX Hispana possibly disbanded^[2]^{[a] •
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