Person

John of Gischala

fl. 66–70 · 1st century · Also known as John ben Levi

John of Gischala was a leader of the First Jewish–Roman War from the town of Gischala in Galilee. After Vespasian took Galilee he escaped to Jerusalem, where he joined the Zealots and fought rival factions under Simon bar Giora and Eleazar ben Simon. He was captured when the city fell in 70 CE and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Provisional Government of Judea

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). John of Gischala. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/john-of-gischala
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