- 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...
-
infighting between rival insurgent factions led by
Simon bar
Giora and John of
Gischala.
After Vespasian subdued most of the province, news of Nero's
death prompted...
- city,
already weakened by
infighting among rival factions led by John of
Gischala,
Simon bar
Giora and
Eleazar ben Simon—who had
seized control after the...
- 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...
-
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...
- 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...
-
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...
- 000 were
captured and enslaved,
including Simon Bar-Giora and John of
Gischala. Many fled to
areas around the
Mediterranean Sea.
Titus reportedly refused...
