El-Jai cave is a sizable karstic cave located in a cliff within the northern Judaean Desert, in the modern-day West Bank.
The El-Jai cave served as a refuge cave for Jewish rebels during the late phase of the Bar Kokhba revolt, around 135 CE.[1][2] A collection of 16 coins was discovered within the cave, with most seem to have been deposited towards the end of the revolt. Among these, were four Bar Kokhba coins and two Aelia Capitolina coins featuring Hadrian and Sabina.[1][3] This discovery supported Cassius Dio's historical timeline over Eusebius's, affirming that the Romans established the colony of Aelia Capitolina over the ruins of Jerusalem prior to the revolt, rather than afterward.[2] Additionally, it suggested that coin minting in the new colony commenced before the end of the revolt.[1][2]
- ^ a b c Zissu, Boaz; Eshel, Hanan (1 January 2016), "Religious Aspects of the Bar Kokhba Revolt: The Founding of Aelia Capitolina on the Ruins of Jerusalem", The Religious Aspects of War in the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome, Brill, pp. 389–393, ISBN 978-90-04-32476-3, archived from the original on 15 March 2023, retrieved 2 May 2024
- ^ a b c אשל, חנן; Eshel, Hanan (2007). ""Bethar was captured and the city was plowed": Jerusalem, Aelia Capitolina and the Bar Kokhba Revolt / "חרבה ביתר ונחרשה העיר": ירושלים, אליה קפיטולינה ומרד בר כוכבא". Eretz-Israel: Archaeological, Historical and Geographical Studies / ארץ-ישראל: מחקרים בידיעת הארץ ועתיקותיה. כח: 22. ISSN 0071-108X. JSTOR 23630879. Archived from the original on 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Eshel, H. (2003). Documents of the First Jewish Revolt from the Judean desert. In The First Jewish Revolt (pp. 171-177). Routledge.
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