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An Ancient Hammer and Nails Found in What Was Once a Major Jewish Village in the Galilee
It probably didn’t belong to Usha’s most famous rabbi.
Following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, the high rabbinic council known as the Sanhedrin relocated from Jerusalem to the Galilee, where it migrated from one place to another, spending a number of years in the village of Usha during the 1st and 2nd centuries. At the site of this village, volunteers participating in an archaeological dig recently discovered a hammer and nails dating to the 6th century, not long before Jews abandoned it altogether. Amanda Borschel-Dan writes:
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An Ancient Hammer and Nails Found in What Was Once a Major Jewish Village in the Galilee
It probably didn’t belong to Usha’s most famous rabbi.