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Ancient Palmyra, Syria. The competition between it and Neharda led to the destruction of the Jewish city. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Nehardea Chapter 4 and Final: The Destruction of Nehardea Between Persia and Palmyra: Who Really Destroyed the Babylonian Center of Torah?

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The article re-examines the identity of Papa bar Netzer, rejects the identification with Odintus of Palmyra, and suggests that the destruction of Nehardea in the third century CE was the result of a Palmyra invasion motivated by economic and competitive motives.
Statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Bar Droma: The Forgotten Warrior of the Bar Kochba Revolt

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Did another, anonymous but courageous leader, known as "Bar Droma," operate alongside Ben Kusba? A linguistic research review and scholastic commentary reveal a new theory about the figures who operated underground and at the front
Statue of Christopher Columbus in Barcelona, ​​Spain. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Genetic tests proved - Christopher Columbus was a Spanish Jew

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The researchers found evidence of his Jewish origin in the mitochondrial genome of the son of Christopher Hernando, who is buried in the cathedral in Seville. Thus the claim of his Italian identity was also denied
A cave of concealment during the Bar Kochva rebellion that was discovered in Hukok near the Sea of ​​Galilee. Photo: Emil Eljam, Israel Antiquities Authority.

An impressive underground hiding system from the days of the Bar Kochba revolt has been uncovered near the Sea of ​​Galilee

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A ring discovered in a cave in Khokuk that was used by Bar Kochba soldiers to hide from the Romans. Photo: Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority
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