Saturday, September 30, 2017

Precedents for the Yom Kippur War?

DR. NADAV SHARON: An Ancient Precedent for the Yom Kippur War? (TheTorah.com).
Two Roman conquests of Jerusalem (Pompey in 63 B.C.E. and Sosius in 37 B.C.E.) purportedly happened on “the day of the fast,” during which the Jews barely defended themselves. Is this a reference to Yom Kippur and why didn’t the Jews defend themselves?
Perhaps.

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