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==Overview== | ==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 [[ | 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 siege. | 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== | ==Gamla in ancient sources== | ||
Revision as of 22:46, 28 September 2011
- SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Gamla (subject)
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Gamla (sources)
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 siege.
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 / Kenneth Atkinson / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 657-658