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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 [[Judah 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 siege. | |||
==Gamla in ancient sources== | |||
====Josephus, Life==== | |||
Life 46-47, 58, 61, 114, 177-179, 183-185. | |||
====Josephus, War==== | |||
War 1.105, 166; 4.4-8, 11-54, 62-83; | |||
====Josephus, Antiquities==== | |||
Ant 13.394-396; 18.4; | |||
==Gamla in scholarship== | |||
Gamla was excavated by S. Gutman on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority. | |||
==Gamla in fiction== | |||
==References== | |||
*''' Gamla ''' / [[Kenneth Atkinson]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary]], 657-658 | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamla Wikipedia] | |||
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/gamala.html Jewish Virtual Library] / [http://www.bibleplaces.com/gamla.htm BiblePlaces.com] | |||
[[Category:Places]] | |||
Revision as of 07:15, 26 September 2011
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 Judah 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 siege.
Gamla in ancient sources
Josephus, Life
Life 46-47, 58, 61, 114, 177-179, 183-185.
Josephus, War
War 1.105, 166; 4.4-8, 11-54, 62-83;
Josephus, Antiquities
Ant 13.394-396; 18.4;
Gamla in scholarship
Gamla was excavated by S. Gutman on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Gamla in fiction
References
- Gamla / Kenneth Atkinson / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 657-658