Gazara was, according to the Bible, a fortress of great strength in Judea that figures often in the Maccabean wars. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Judea or Judæa ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh, "praised The Maccabees ( Hebrew: מכבים or מקבים, Makabim or Maqabim; Greek Μακκαβαῖοι, /makav'εï/ were
To this place Judas pursued Gorgias (1 Maccabees 4:15). Judas Maccabeus (or Judah Maccabee, also spelled Machabeus or Maccabaeus Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, Yehudah HaMakabi, Judah the Hammer Gorgias ( Greek: Γοργίας ca 487-376 BC Greek Sophist, Pre-socratic philosopher and Rhetorician was a native The Maccabees ( Hebrew: מכבים or מקבים, Makabim or Maqabim; Greek Μακκαβαῖοι, /makav'εï/ were It was fortified by the Greek general Bacchides (1 Maccabees 9:52; Ant, XIII, i, 3). The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca It was captured by Simon Maccabeus, who turned out the inhabitants and purified the city. Simon Maccabaeus (died 135 BCE was a son of Mattathias and thus a member of the Hasmonean family He built here a palace for himself, and appointed his son, John, commander of his army (1 Maccabees 13:43). A palace is a grand residence especially the home of a Head of state or some other high-ranking Public figure. A different account of this occurrence is given in 2 Maccabees 10:32, where the capture is attributed to Judas.
The fortress is identical with Tel Jezer, the ancient Gezer. For the kibbutz see Gezer Israel; For the Arab village see Abu Shusha; for the regional council see Gezer Regional Council Recent excavations have uncovered the ruins of Simon's palace[1].
References
- Ewing, W. (1915). Garaza. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Eds. Orr, James, M. A. , D. D. Retrieved December 9, 2005. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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