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El-Jai cave

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• ... that the El-Jai cave in the Judaean Desert, located in the modern-day West Bank, was used by Jewish refugees escaping the Roman army circa 135 CE? Source: Eshel, H. (2003). Documents of the First Jewish Revolt from the Judean desert. In The First Jewish Revolt: Archaeology, History, and Ideology. Routledge. p. 158
  • ALT1: ... that a hoard discovered in the El-Jai cave contained both Bar Kokhba and Aelia Capitolina coins, suggesting that the city was founded and had begun minting coins before the Bar Kokhba revolt erupted? Source: Hofman, Miriam Ben Zeev (2019). "Eusebius and Hadrian's Founding of Aelia Capitolina in Jerusalem". Electrum. 26: 120. doi:10.4467/20800909el.19.007.11210. ISSN 1897-3426.
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Mariamnei (talk) 08:50, 5 May 2024 (UTC).