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Bar Kokhba Revolt
The Bar Kokhba Revolt was the last major uprising of the Jews of Judea against the Roman Empire, lasting from 132 to about 135. Its leader, Simon, was hailed as the Messiah, but the revolt failed, and he is often cited as a leading example of a "false messiah."
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- Bar-JesusPeople
Bar-Jesus, also called Elymas, is a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet who appears in Acts 13. At Paphos on the island of Cyprus, he tried to keep the proconsul Sergius Paulus from believing, was rebuked by Paul, and was struck blind for a time.
- ElymasPeople
Elymas, also called Bar-Jesus, was a Jewish sorcerer who, according to Acts 13, opposed the preaching of Paul and Barnabas at Paphos on Cyprus and was struck temporarily blind.
- BarabbasPeople
Barabbas was the prisoner whom Pontius Pilate, during the trial of Jesus, offered for release in keeping with the Passover custom. All four Gospels report that the crowd demanded his release instead of Jesus and that he was set free.
- Son of ManBible
"Son of Man" is a biblical expression meaning literally "son of a human being." In the Old Testament it refers to a human being; in Daniel 7 it describes a figure who comes with the clouds of heaven; and in the Gospels it is the term Jesus most often used to refer to himself.
- BartimaeusPeople
Bartimaeus was a blind beggar whom Jesus healed at Jericho. Mark 10 names him as "the son of Timaeus" and records that, after receiving his sight, he followed Jesus.
- Sergius PaulusPeople
Sergius Paulus was the Roman proconsul of Cyprus mentioned in Acts 13. He sought to hear the word of God from Barnabas and Saul (Paul), and Scripture records that he believed after seeing the sorcerer Elymas struck blind.
- Jewish–Roman WarsHistory
The Jewish–Roman Wars were the revolts launched in the first and second centuries by Jews living under Roman rule, together with the Roman campaigns that suppressed them. The term most often refers to the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73/74), which led to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70.