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The Jewish Temple on the island of Yves in Aswan, Egypt. From Wikimedia

The Jewish Community in Yavne, Egypt: A Military Colony, a Temple, and New Misconceptions about the Origin of the Name

A new article reexamines the history of the Jewish settlement on the Nile River, its military-ritual character, its unusual temple, and the possibility that its name carried a deep Jewish-religious meaning.