- John of
Gischala (Ancient Gr****: Ἰωάννης, Ioánnes; Hebrew: יוחנן בן לוי, fl. 70) was a
leader of the
first Jewish revolt against the Romans.
During the...
- Gush
Halab (Hebrew: גּוּשׁ חָלָב, Gūŝ Ḥālāḇ), or by its
classical name of
Gischala, is a
local council in
Upper Galilee,
located on the
northeastern slopes...
- and P****over pilgrims.
Inside the city,
rival factions led by John of
Gischala,
Simon bar
Giora and
Eleazar ben
Simon fought each other,
destroying food...
- was overthrown,
leading to
infighting between Eleazar ben Simon, John of
Gischala and
Simon bar Giora.
After Vespasian subdued most of the province, Nero's...
-
attributed to
Eleazar ben Simon, his
inability to
establish unity with John of
Gischala and
Simon bar
Giora resulted in a
bitter civil war that
weakened the Jewish...
-
forced to
retreat and
fortify themselves in the Temple.
Urged by John of
Gischala, they
summoned the Idumeans, who
entered the city
under the
cover of a...
- Temple's destruction.
According to Josephus, the
Zealots followed John of
Gischala, who had
fought the
Romans in Galilee, escaped, came to Jerusalem, and...
-
Gischala who had also set his
sight over the
control of Galilee. Like Josephus, John had am****ed to
himself a
large band of
supporters from
Gischala (Gush...
-
forces of An****
besieged the
Zealots who held the Temple. When John of
Gischala led the
Zealots to
believe that An**** had
contacted the
Roman general...
- the
Roman siege and sack of the
fortified Galilean town of Gush
Halav (
Gischala,
modern Jish),
during the
First Jewish–Roman War.
Following the flight...
