Simon bar Kokhba was a
Jewish pretender to be the
Messiah around A.D. 130. He adopted the title 'bar kokhba', which is
Hebrew for 'son of a star'. He lead a revolt against the
Romans, from 132 to 135. He convinced many eminent Jews of the time of his claim to be the Messiah, such as [Rabbi Akiba]
?. He persecuted
Christians when they refused to support his revolt. The revolt was brutally crushed by the Romans: Simon bar Kokhba was killed, and the position of the Jews in Israel was significantly weakened. Jews were forbidden to live in the area of
Jerusalem.
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