random

1 readers

1 users here now

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

The Romans renamed Judea to #Palestine in 135 CE after suppressing the Bar Kokhba revolt. (mastodon.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

3 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The Romans renamed Judea to #Palestine in 135 CE after suppressing the Bar Kokhba revolt.

The name "Palestine" was derived from the term "peleshet," which appears in the Hebrew Bible and is believed to mean "rolling" or "migratory."

The renaming was was part of a broader #Roman effort to minimize #Jewish identification with the land.

The name "Palestine" became common in Early Modern English and was also used by the #Crusaders in the Middle Ages. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/origin-of-quot-palestine-quot

top 3 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected] right, it was a Hebrew word word for the Jews until they left that identity to become Israeli. And why would you even ask if it's my opinion? I shared a 3rd party reference for you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected]

Is Palestinian Jew not an “identity” in this frame of thinking?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

@[email protected] @[email protected] No, there have been no Palestinian Jews since 1948.