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Jewish population after the Bar Kokhba Revolt
editAs indicated in the article “Demographic history of Palestine (region)”, there is no consensus on the extent to which the Jewish population disappeared from the region following the Bar Kokhba Revolt, with different authors giving different estimates for both before and after the event. It is presented as if the Jewish population had almost completely vanished, which does not reflect all the available evidence (see the references in the cited article). There seem to be signs of certain groups resulting relatively unaffected outside places like Jerusalem, and having a lasting presence well beyond the second century. This is consistent with the current demographics of historical Palestine, which show a genetic makeup largely inherited from the pre-Arab population. Religious conversion is also omitted, further obscuring the issue.
All of the above, as well as my previous discussion regarding the reasons why the Romans renamed the region “Syria Palaestina”, refer to the same third paragraph of the “Etymology” section, which might need to be edited for a more rigorous presentation of the facts. ~2026-88867-7 (talk) 15:45, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
- "and having a lasting presence well beyond the second century" Isn't that kind of obvious? We happen to have an article on the Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus (351-352). Diocaesarea in Galilee served as the stronghold of the rebels, and the rebellion briefly managed to capture Tiberias and Diospolis. Sozomen reports:"The Jews of Diocæsarea (Sepphoris) also took up arms and invaded the Roman garrisons in Palestine and the neighboring territories, with the design of shaking off the Roman yoke. On hearing of their insurrection, Gallus Caesar, who was then in Antioch, sent troops against them, defeated them, and destroyed Diocæsarea."[1] Dimadick (talk) 16:02, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
Edit request 7 April 2026
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Description of suggested change: " a predominately-Jewish province named "Judaea" in 6 CE" should be "6 BCE", given the placement in the narrative, and obviously, Judaea has to be established before it can be erased, chronologically.
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Chapel Perilous (talk) 20:48, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
Not done: The sources and the article Judaea (Roman province) say that Judaea was founded in 6 CE. I am bad at usernames (talk · contribs) 21:21, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
Ambiguous syntax
editThe article intro says, “The earliest written record referring to Palestine as a geographical region is in the Histories of Herodotus in the 5th century BCE, which calls the area Palaistine…” This sentence could be misinterpreted as saying this is the first written reference to this region the article calls Palestine. A clearer statement would be something like: “The earliest use of the term ‘Palestine’ to refer to this geographic region…” ~2026-68017-0 (talk) 18:04, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
Edit request 17 May 2026
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Description of suggested change: add a see also template box to Israel-Palestine
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Ilovetf2somuchwow (talk) 15:10, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
Done Not quite sure what you mean by a template box, but I added this link to the See also section. Day Creature (talk) 21:52, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
Edit request 30 May 2026
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Description of suggested change: The statements about the British Mandate's size are false and obfuscate the origins of the Kingdom of Jordan. There seems to be a desperate bid to minimize the existence of Ancient Israel. This article is heavily biased as indicated by only using the term West Bank to refer to Judea and Samaria.
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~2026-32030-11 (talk) 16:57, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
- Not done – please clarify You gave your reasoning but didn't state what you wanted changed. Streetr4 (talk) 17:24, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
- ↑ Sozomen; Philostorgius (1855). The Ecclesiastical History of Sozomen and The Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius. Translated by Edward Walford. London: Henry G. Bohn. p. 153 (Book IV, chapter VII). ISBN 978-0790565682. OCLC 224145372.
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