Bar Kokhba revolt
Jewish continuity and the rise of Galilee

Rabbinic literature describes how, when persecution eased, scholars gathered in the Beth Rimon Valley in Galilee, and Usha became a seat of the Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin later relocated to other cities, including Beth She'arim and Sepphoris, before eventually settling in Tiberias as its main center. Some Judean survivors resettled in Galilee and coastal cities, with some rabbinical families gathering in Sepphoris. Jewish communities also persisted on the periphery of Judea, in places such as Lod, Eleutheropolis, Ein Gedi, and the southern Hebron Hills, as well as on the coastal plain (including Caesarea), Beit She'an, and the Golan Heights.
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