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Masada (Hebrew: מְצָדָה məṣādā, 'fortress'; Arabic: جبل مسعدة) [1] is an ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert , overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 miles) east of Arad .
The siege of Masada was one of the final events in the First Jewish–Roman War, occurring from 72 to 73 CE on and around a hilltop in present-day Israel.. The siege is known to history via a single source, Flavius Josephus, [3] a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans, in whose service he became a historian.
The name "Geshur" is found primarily in biblical sources and has been taken to mean "stronghold or fortress". [10] The Bible describes it as being near Bashan, adjoining the province of Argob ( Deuteronomy 3:14 ) and the kingdom of Aram or Syria ( 2 Samuel 15:8 ; 1 Chronicles 2:23 ).
Betar (Biblical Hebrew: בֵּיתַּר, romanized: Bēttar), also spelled Beitar, Bethar or Bether, was an ancient Jewish town in the Judaean Mountains.Continuously inhabited since the Iron Age, [1] it was the last standing stronghold of the Bar Kokhba revolt, and was destroyed by the Imperial Roman Army under Hadrian in 135 CE.
The Cave of Adullam (Hebrew: מערת עדלם, romanized: mə‘āraṯ ‘Ǎḏullām) was originally a stronghold referred to in the Old Testament, near the town of Adullam, where future King David sought refuge from King Saul. [1] The word "cave" is usually used but "fortress", which has a similar appearance in writing, is used as well. [by ...
Beth Gibelin at Eleutheropolis – castle ruins next to ancient town, stronghold of the Lordship of Beth Gibelin; national park; Beit Itab; Bethaatap, Arabic: Bayt 'Itab – fortified manor (maison forte) Blanchegarde at Tell es-Safi – castle, seat of a lordship at biblical tell; Caco or Cacho Castle, Qaqun; rebuilt by Baybars; national park
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
Dathema or Diathema was the name of a fortress in Gilead to which the local Jews fled when hard pressed by Timothy of Ammon during the Maccabee campaigns of 163 BC in the Maccabean Revolt. There they shut themselves in, prepared for a siege , and sent to Judas Maccabeus (Judah Maccabee) for aid. [ 1 ]