Israel (and Palestine territories)
There are 230 items in Israel (and Palestine territories):
Herod Agrippa I
Herod Agrippa: Jewish king, ruled 37-44. Because of his good connections in Rome, he was the last to unite the Jewish territories.Adventurer …Herod Agrippa II
Julius Marcus Agrippa or Agrippa II: oriental king, ruled 48-100. He was the last important descendant of king Herod the Great.Youth …Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas: Jewish leader, ruler of Galilee and Peraea between 4 BCE and 39 CE. The division of Herod's kingdom Herod Antipas…Herod Archelaus
Herod Archelaus: Jewish leader, ruler of Samaria, Judaea, and Idumea between 4 BCE and 6 CE. His rule was disastrous and he was sent into exile by the Roman emperor Augustus. …Herod the Great
Herod (73-5/4 BCE) was the pro-Roman king of the small Jewish state in the last decades before the common era.Early years …Herodians
Herodians: the last dynasty of independent Judaea. Coin of king Herod The Herodian dynasty is named after Herod the Great, who was…High Place of Worship
High Place of Worship: modern name for the ancient mountain sanctuaries in the Near East. Petra, High Place of Worship Although the…Israel
Kingdom of Israel: the northern of the two Jewish states after the kingdom of Solomon was divided. Israel was a regional superpower, but unable to retain its independence in the face of Assyrian imperialism. The name "Israel" survived as the…Jericho
Jericho (Tel es-Sultan): ancient settlement in the valley of the Jordan river.Jericho Jericho, Skull from Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Ancient settlement near a well;…
Jericho, Skull from Pre-Pottery Neolithic B |
Jerome on Bar Kochba
Simon ben Kosiba, surnamed Simon bar Kochba ("son of the star") was a Jewish Messiah. Between 132 and 135, he was the leader of the last resistance against the Romans. After the end of the desastrous rebellion, the rabbis called…Jerusalem
Jerusalem: capital of Judah or Judaea, sacred city of Judaism.Location Jerusalem in c. 70 CE "David's City": between Kidron valley with Gihon…