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1. www.britannica.com › place › MasadaMasada | Elevation, Height, History, Map, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jul 1, 2024 · Masada, ancient mountaintop fortress in southeastern Israel, site of the Jews’ last stand against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. Learn more about the history of Masada in this article.

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   5 days ago · Masada ( altgriechisch Μασάδα Masada, neuhebräisch מְצָדָה Metzada) ist eine archäologische Stätte im Südbezirk in Israel. Auf einem Gipfelplateau am Rand der Judäischen Wüste, hoch über dem Toten Meer, ließ sich Herodes eine Palastfestung erbauen.

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4. jewishwebsite.com › featured › the-miracle-of-theThe Miracle of the 2,000-Year-Old Date Seeds Brought Back to ...

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   4 days ago · Six seeds were found in 1963 in an earthen jar at the ruins of Masada by a team led by the famous archaeologist SAN DIEGO — This book tells an amazing, true story about the Judean date palm that was thought to be extinct but was brought back to life thanks to two women scientists.

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5. www.amhsi.org › blog › 2024/07/05A Trek Up Masada - amhsi.org

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   3 days ago · A Classic Israel student recounts his (early) trek up the side of Masada this week. SEARCH. 800.327.5980 ... Masada loomed 1,500 feet above the Dead Sea; we could ...

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   Jun 30, 2024 · On a rocky plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, lies the excavated ruin of a royal citadel, the last stronghold held by Jews who refused to submit to Roman occupation. Masada is the backdrop for one of the most dramatic scenes in Jewish history.

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Yigael-YadinYigael Yadin | Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Bar-Kokhba Revolt

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   Jun 24, 2024 · Yadin, who was a leader of major archaeological expeditions in Israel, including those at Haẓor (1955–58; 1968), the Dead Sea Caves (1960–61), and Masada (1963–65), became professor of archaeology at Hebrew University in 1959. He received the laureate of Israel prize (1956) and the Rothschild humanities prize (1964).

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   Why is Masada a popular tourist attraction in Israel?

   • In the 20th century Masada became a symbol of Jewish national heroism, and it is now one of Israel’s most popular tourist attractions. The difficult ascent of its footpaths is regularly performed by Israeli youth groups, while a cablecar provides tourists with a less rigorous access route.

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   Why is Masada a World Heritage Site?

   • Masada, Israel, designated a World Heritage site in 2001. Following the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple (70 ce ), the Masada garrison—the last remnant of Jewish rule in Palestine—refused to surrender and was besieged by the Roman legion X Fretensis under Flavius Silva.

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   What happened at Masada?

   • Following the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple (70 ce ), the Masada garrison—the last remnant of Jewish rule in Palestine—refused to surrender and was besieged by the Roman legion X Fretensis under Flavius Silva. Masada’s unequaled defensive site baffled even the Romans’ highly developed siegecraft for a time.

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   When was Masada reoccupied?

   • Masada was briefly reoccupied by the Jews in the 2nd century ce and was the site of a Byzantine church in the 5th–6th century. Thereafter, it was abandoned until the 20th century, except for a brief interval during the Crusades; the Arabs called the mountain Al-Sabba (“The Accursed”).

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   Jun 11, 2024 · An outline of the 2,000-year-old site of Roman encampment around Masada is clear. Even older is the Jordan Valley footprint site, where Israelites gathered shortly after entering the land about...