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	Simon bar Kokhba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Originally named Simon Bar Koziba, he was given the name Bar Kokhba (Aramaic for "Son of a Star", referring to Numbers 24:17, "A star has shot off Jacob") by his contemporary, the Jewish sage Rabbi Akiva, who contemplated the possibility that Bar Kochba could be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah.
		Simon bar Kokhba was a Jewish military leader who led Bar Kokhba's revolt against the Romans in 132 CE, establishing an independent state of Israel which he ruled for three years as Nasi ("prince," or "president").
		Over the past few decades, much new information about the revolt has come to light, thanks mainly to the discovery of several collections of letters, some possibly by Bar Kokhba himself, in the caves overlooking the Dead Sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simon_bar_Kokhba (374 words)

	Simon bar Kokhba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite some initial successes, his revolt was brutally crushed by Hadrian: Bar Kochba and his followers were killed in a dramatic last stand at the fortress of Betar, southwest of Jerusalem, and many of his supporters were executed, among them Rabbi Akiva.
		Due to the failure of an earlier Jewish revolt in the eastern Roman provinces, Bar Kochba found his support was mostly limited to the Roman province of Judea.
		Bar Kokhba's revolt has come to light, thanks mainly to the discovery of several collections of letters, some possibly by Bar Kokhba himself, in the caves overlooking the Dead Sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simeon_Bar_Kochba (374 words)

	Simon bar Kokhba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Simon bar Kokhba was a Jewish military leader who led Bar Kokhba's revolt against the Romans in 132 CE, establishing an independent state of Israel which he ruled for three years as Nasi ("prince," or "president").
		Originally named Simon Bar Koziba, he was given the name Bar Kokhba (Aramaic for "Son of a Star", referring to Numbers 24:17, "A star has shot off Jacob") by his contemporary, the Jewish sage Rabbi Akiva, who contemplated the possibility that Bar Kochba could be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah.
		Over the past few decades, much new information about the revolt has come to light, thanks mainly to the discovery of several collections of letters, some possibly by Bar Kokhba himself, in the caves overlooking the Dead Sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simon_bar_Kokhba (374 words)

	Simeon Bar Kochba Biography / Profile of Simeon Bar Kochba Biographies
		Simeon Bar Kochba (died 135) led the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule in Palestine, 132-135.
		The major cause of the uprising led by Bar Kochba was the great hostility of the Jews toward the Romans, who had ruled Palestine since 64 B.C. The earlier Jewish revolt (A.D. 66-70) had resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple.
		When Bar Kochba raised the standard of revolt in 132, thousands of Jews from every part of Palestine, as well as from other lands, enlisted in his army; even the hostile Samaritans joined him.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/simeon-bar-kochba (374 words)

	TFBA - New Finds from the Bar Kochba Period
		The leader of the revolt, Simeon Bar Kochba rallied the Jews to rebel against the Romans when the Emperor Hadrian proposed to build a new pagan city at Jerusalem, including construction of a temple to Jupiter where the Jewish Temple had once stood.
		While much is known about the first Jewish Revolt (66-70 CE), which ended in the destruction of the temple and was described in detail in The Jewish Wars by the Jewish Historian Josephus, much less is known about the Bar Kochba Revolt.
		Bar Kochba was captured by the Romans at a cave near Galilee in 132 CE (and executed shortly afterward), the rebellion was brought to an end.
	www.tfba.org /news.php?newsid=1 (374 words)

	Jewish History
		Simon bar Kochba (bar Kosiba) the leader of the revolt was killed.
		After the disaster of the Bar Kochba revolt, the Lower Galilee replaced Yabneh as the center of Talmudic learning and the Rabbinical Court (Sanhedrin) in Eretz Israel.
		His Sefer Olam Rabbah (The Great book of the World) was written in three parts: Part one - from creation to Moses; Part two - from Joshua to Zechariah; and Part three - from the murder of Zechariah until the Bar Kochba revolt.
	www.jewishhistory.org.il /69.htm (889 words)

	Judaism 101 - A Glossary of Basic Jewish Terms and Concepts
		Beitar - Jewish Fortress city in the Bar Kochba revolt; originally nearly "impregnable," but after betrayal of its secret tunnel network, it fell to Rome, resulting in the massacre of hundreds of thousands of Jews and the crushing of the Bar Kochba Revolt.
		"Bar Kochba" - "Son of the Star;" Leader of Revolt against Rome in 135 CE, last attempt, with initial success for a few years, to regain independence from Rome, after Destruction of Second Temple in about 70 CE.
		At that point, Bar Kochba executed him, he lost the support of Rabbi Akiva and the rest of the Rabbis, and presumably, of G-d.
	www.ou.org /about/judaism/bc.htm (3688 words)

	Glossary: Messianic Judaism
		Simeon ben Kozeba, who led a Jewish revolt against Rome in 132 CE, the name means 'son of a star.' Messianic Jews did not participate in this revolt since traditional Jews considered Bar Kochbar a Messianic figure.
		Most likely written by Spanish kabbalist named Moses de Leon in the thirteenth century, some believe de Leon was merely redistributing a text originally written in the 1st century by Rabbi Shimon Bar Yokhai.
		This refusal of Messianic Jews to participate in this revolt caused a further breakdown of relations between Jewish believers and traditional Jews.
	www.lightofmashiach.org /glossary.html (3688 words)

	HISTORY
		Roman historian Dion Cassius notes that the early sect of believers in YahushaÂ’, refused to join the revolt, because they looked to YahushaÂ’ as Messiah and not Bar Kochba.
		Simeon Bar Kochba was reputedly of David descent and was hailed as the promised Messiah by Rabbi Akiba, who gave him the title Bar Kochba, which means Son of the Star, a messianic allusion.
		Bar Kochba was originally named Simeon bar Kosba (also spelled Koseba, Kosiba or Koziba).
	www.lebtahor.com /historytimeline/historylist.htm (3688 words)

	Bows and Arrows - Lag BaOmer at OU.ORG
		In this context, they are doubtless a reminder of the Revolt of the Jewish People, led by Bar Kochba, against the Romans in 135 C.E. (some 1,865 years ago).
		Tragically, and mysteriously, Bar Kochba lost Divine favor when he erroneously accused Rabbi Elazar of betraying Betar and executed him, triggering the immediate withdrawal of support by Rabbi Akiva and the rest of the Rabbis.
		Physically, under the leadership of Shimon bar Kochba, they established an independent country, which lasted approximately five years, minted its own coins, and established a nearly impregnable stronghold in the city of Betar.
	www.ou.org /chagim/lagbaomer/arrows.htm (232 words)

	The Roman Hideout - News - Coins found at Ein Gedi cave refer to Simon Bar-Kochba
		Until the text can be read, the evidence that these scrolls relate to the revolt led by Simon Bar-Kochba will remain circumstantial.
		Eleven rare coins from the days of the revolt were found near the papyri, and on three of them the word "Simon" appears clearly.
		This city was abandoned at the end of the Byzantine period for unknown reasons and then resettled during the Crusader era.
	www.romanhideout.com /news/2002/haaretz20021120.asp (760 words)

	Shimon bar Kokhba
		It was likely changed to Bar-Kokhba during the revolt, as a reference to a verse in the Bible referring to the Messiah as a star ( kokhav).
		His last name, however, is written with many variations, such as Ben Koziva or Bar Kozevah, in different documents.
		It is probable that his name was originally Bar Koseva, which is either his father's name or the name of a Judean settlement.
	www.us-israel.org /jsource/biography/Kokhba.html (760 words)

	Interesting Archeological Finds
		north of Beit Govrin in the Judean foothills, where Jewish rebels and their families had found shelter during the Second Jewish Revolt (the Bar Kochba revolt) against Rome in the years 132-35.
		An unusual artifact Â— a lead weight Â— was found during excavation of an underground, man-made tunnel, about 2.5 kms.
		His name is well known from Jewish sources and from documents found in the Dead Sea region; the weight attests to his administration of the economy.
	www.abu.nb.ca /courses/NTIntro/images/Balsam.htm (760 words)

	The Blue Monkey Review: Right to Exist, chapters 1 to 3
		In 132 C.E., the Jews of the Roman-controlled Kingdom of Judea rose in revolt under the leadership of the messianic Simon bar Kochba.
		Roman repression of the bar Kochba revolt, however, went much further.
		The first three chapters of Right to Exist provide an overview of Jewish history and of Palestine, but the bookends of these chapters are the second-century ethnic cleansing that removed Jews from Judea, and the 1947-48 Israeli War of Independence, when Jews reclaimed part of Palestine.
	blogs.setonhill.edu /JohnSpurlock/000655.html (2180 words)

	Scrolls From Second Century Found In Israel
		The scrolls, while believed to be less significant than the Dead Sea Scrolls found in the region in 1947, will shed light on the time of the revolt led by Simon Bar Kochba, said Zvika Tzuk, an archaeologist for the National Parks Authority.
		Rappelling into a cave, archaeologists found the papyrus scrolls as well as coins bearing the name "Shimon," a reference to Bar Kochba, the leader of a 132-135 rebellion, the parks authority said.
		The artifacts were found in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, near the Dead Sea, by a team of archaeologists headed by Professor Hanan Eshel from Bar Ilan University and Amos Frumkin of Jerusalem's Hebrew University.
	www.rense.com /general31/centru.htm (256 words)

	A Lesson From History - Part 2
		The response of the Emperor Hadrien to the Bar Kochba revolt was to have far reaching effects, both physically and spiritually, for Judaism and the Christianity.
		Bar Kochba killed a number of them, seeing them as enemies, heretics and traitors to the national cause.
		Following the defeat of Bar Kochba, Hadrien changed the name of Jerusalem, "Foundation of Peace" to Aelia Capitolina, and forbade all Jews, including the followers of Yeshua, from entering there.
	www.psalmsinger.org /study7.htm (3710 words)

	A Lesson From History - Part One
		This Second Jewish Revolt - known also as the Bar Kochba revolt, was the next major event that lead to the final seperation of the Believing Jews from the rest of the Jewish community.
		After the final defeat of Bar Kochba and his followers, the Emperor Hadrien decided to expel those Jews who still survived in and around Jerusalem, and forbid them from re-entering the city.
		However, when the esteemed Rabbi Akiva proclaimed Bar Kochba the Messiah, the Jewish believers could no longer identify with this fight for freedom.
	www.psalmsinger.org /study6.htm (2523 words)

	Pariera_Dinkins.htm
		In 135 C.E., Simon Bar Kochba initiated a revolt against Rome; however, the Jews who believed in Jesus as the Messiah refused to revolt and a number of them were killed.
		Simon Bar Kochba “was endorsed by the leading Jewish intellectual of the time, Rabbi Akiba, to be the promised Messiah” (Grobman, 1990).
		Outraged by this behavior, believers in Jesus as the Messiah harbored bitterness towards the Jewish people and dissented into a separate sect.
	scarab.msu.montana.edu /historybug/YersiniaEssays/Pariera_Dinkins.htm (1682 words)

	BAR KOCHBA WAR
		Bar Kochba, Year 2=133/134 C.E. Vine leaf and Hebrew inscription, "Year two of the freedom of Israel." Rv.
		Bar Kokhba Revolt, denarius,134 -135 CE (undated, attributed to year 3), AR, 3.37g, 3/4" dia.
		Bar Kochba, Year 1, 132/133 C.E., M-6, Bar Kochba Bronze, AE 23.
	members.verizon.net /vze3xycv/RulersCoins/BKochbaPicr.htm (279 words)

	Introduction to Bar Kochba Coins...
		The coins of the Bar Kochba revolt were over struck onto circulating coins (coins from Rome, nearby city coins, Arabic silver coins, etc...)(D.Hendin pg.
		The revolt was lead by Rabbi Akiba and military leader Simon Bar Kochba.
		These events outraged the growing Jewish forces and in 132AD a group of rebel forces captured the newly formed colony in Jerusalem and held it for three years.
	www.usc.edu /dept/LAS/religion/arcproj/judean/barko_cn.html (152 words)

	RIC_0282.4.txt
		Simon Bar Kochba was the military leader of the revolt and was considered by many to be the Messiah.
		RIC282 Celebrates the conclusion of the Bar Kochba Revolt in Judaea.
		He was a brilliant soldier, but was not able to resist the Roman legions sent to quell the rebellion.
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/ric/hadrian/RIC_0282.4.txt (783 words)

	Simon bar Kokhba
		Due to the failure of an earlier revolt in the eastern Roman provinces Bar found his support was mostly limited to Roman province of Judea.
		Over the past few decades much new about the Bar Kokhba Revolt has come light thanks mainly to the discovery of collections of letters some possibly by Bar himself in the caves overlooking the Dead Sea.
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	www.freeglossary.com /Simon_bar_Kochba (298 words)

	980414_b.html
		However, the Bar Kochba revolt was not the only reason for this separation.
		Although they had fought in the initial revolt against Rome, when Bar Kochba was declared the Messiah, they refused to fight under his banner.
		By the end of the second century CE, a wedge was driven between the Nazarean movement and mainstream Judaism.
	www.hebroots.org /hebrootsarchive/9804/980414_b.html (2330 words)

	Dead Sea Scrolls - Glossary of Terms
		Scrolls in these caves date from the Simeon bar Kochba revolt of 132 to 135 CE.
		Jair, and Simeon bar Giora, who took the leading role in the First Revolt against Roman rule.
		Location of the four caves and scrolls found by Joseph Saad's expedition in October 1951.
	www.flash.net /~hoselton/deadsea/glossary.htm (2330 words)

	The Council and the Kabbalah
		One of the results of the failure of the Bar Kochba revolt was that mysticism was largely discredited within mainstream Judaism, and Rabbinical Judaism, absent of imminent messianic expectations, took over Jewish culture.
		Rabbi Akiba was eventually caught by the Romans and skinned alive, and Bar Kochba was captured and executed as well.
		As a result of these inclinations in 133 AD he felt compelled to put his immense prestige on the line by naming the revolutionary militant Simeon bar Kochba as the prophesied Messiah of Israel.
	www.redmoonrising.com /agenda.htm (2330 words)

	History: Jewish Bar Kochba Revolt
		Even if Bar Kochba did not exist a revolt would have still occurred maybe with a different date and a different leader, but a revolt was inescapable.
		Bar Kochba therefore was good for the Jews he gave hope to the Jews and gave them a taste of independence and what it feels like to fight for all you believe in.
		Bar Kochba asked Rabbi Elazar what was said to him by the Kussi on that day.
	www.cyberessays.com /History/95.htm (1678 words)

	History: Jewish Bar Kochba Revolt
		Bar Kochba therefore was good for the Jews he gave hope to the Jews and gave them a taste of independence and what it feels like to fight for all you believe in.
		Bar Kochba asked Rabbi Elazar what was said to him by the Kussi on that day.
		Bar Kochba had to make sure his army was ferocious and unstoppable.
	www.cyberessays.com /History/95.htm (1678 words)

	The Bar-Kokhba Revolt
		The Bar Kokhba revolt marked a time of high hopes followed by violent despair.
		The Jews were handed expectations of a homeland and a Holy Temple, but in the end were persecuted and sold into slavery.
		This age of persecution lasted throughout the remainder of Hadrian's reign, until 138 C.E. Sources: Encyclopedia Judaica.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/revolt1.html (857 words)

	B416 -- The History of the Levant from Paul to Bar Kochba
		From Nero's death in 69 until the Bar Kochba revolt of 132, the Roman Empire was governed by nine emperors.
		The Church continued to expand, so that by the time of Bar Kochba, it was found in every part of the empire and had even sent missionaries as far as India, England, and Spain.
		There was a second rebellion in 115 and the third and final rebellion took place in 132 and was led by Simon bar Kochba.
	www.theology.edu /b416.htm (691 words)

	History: Jewish Bar Kochba Revolt
		Even if Bar Kochba did not exist a revolt would have still occurred maybe with a different date and a different leader, but a revolt was inescapable.
		Bar Kochba therefore was good for the Jews he gave hope to the Jews and gave them a taste of independence and what it feels like to fight for all you believe in.
		Bar Kochba asked Rabbi Elazar what was said to him by the Kussi on that day.
	www.cyberessays.com /History/95.htm (1691 words)

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