Shedding Light on Judean Refugees

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Did the First Jewish Revolt, which culminated in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E., result in a flow of refugees out of Judea? After fleeing their villages during the war, some Judeans could have found living in the region intolerable.

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Endnotes

1. For more on the Shikhin Excavation Project, visit www.shikhinexcavationproject.com.

2. For the full treatment of lamp manufacturing at Shikhin, see James Riley Strange and Mordechai Aviam, “Shiḥin Excavation Project: Oil Lamp Production at Ancient Shiḥin,” Strata 35 (2017), pp. 63–99.

3. Images of lamps and molds from Shikhin are accessible at www.levantineceramics.org/kilns/shikhin-lamp-kiln.