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This Bar-Kochba Revolt, so-called after its leader, lasted from AD 131 to 135. The cause was twofold: (1) the emperor Hadrian made circumcision a crime punishable by death; and (2) he decided to rebuild Jerusalem and erect a shrine to Zeus on the derelict temple site. This incensed Jewish fury.

Bar-Kochba—whose name means “son of a star” and was therefore believed to be the “star out of Jacob” (Nm 24:17)—was hailed by many Jews as the Messiah. His guerrilla warfare tactics involved Jews and Romans in colossal losses, but Julius Severus finally eradicated Jewish resistance.

Show passage in OET: NUM 24:17

OET-RV NUM 24:17

17 I see him, but not now.
⇔ ≈ I’ll look at him, but he’s not close.
⇔ A star has marched out from Ya’akov (Jacob),
⇔ ≈ and a staff has risen from Yisrael (Israel).
⇔ He will crush Moav’s (Moab) corners,
⇔ ≈ and destroy all of Shet’s (Seth) descendants.

OET-LV NUM 24:17

17 I_see _him and_not now I_observe _him and_not near a _star it _will _march _forth from_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_ a _scepter _it _will _arise from_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_it _will _smash the _corners _of Mōʼāⱱ and_it _will _destroy all _of the _descendants _of Sheth.

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Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem, renamed it Aelia Capitolina, resettled it with Gentiles, and forbade Jews even to enter it, on pain of death.

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