Category:Gamla (subject)

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Gamla (Gamala) was a Jewish fortified town in Northern Galilee (Golan Heights).

Overview

Gamla derives its name from gamal (Heb. camel) since it was situated on a hill shaped like a camel's hump. It was built as a fortress on inaccessible slopes by the Seleucids. Conquered by Alexander Jannaeus around 81 BCE, it became the center of the Jewish region of Gaulanitis. It was the hometown of Judas the Galilean, who led a tax revolt against the Romans in 6 CE.

During the Jewish War Josephus reinforced the fortifications of the city. It was the last settlement in the north to hold out against the Romans (67 CE). It was totally destroyed after a bloody battle; see Siege of Gamla.

Gamla in ancient sources

• See Gamla (sources)

Gamla in scholarship

Gamla was excavated by S. Gutman on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Gamla in fiction

References

• Gamla / D. Syon / T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism (2019 Stuckenbruck, Gurtner), dictionary

• Gamla / Kenneth Atkinson / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 657-658

External links

• Wikipedia
• Jewish Virtual Library / BiblePlaces.com