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Gamla - Home of the Zealots


​In Jesus' day, the Zealot movement had been growing since Israel's occupation by the Roman Empire. 

The Zealots were fiercely nationalistic and thought that only God had the right to rule over the land of Israel.

The Zealot's fervor would, from time to time, turn into terrorist-like violence against Rome - Roman officials, Roman soldiers, or a Jew who was seen to be collaborating with Rome. 

In 66 CE, the Zealots got what they wanted - an all-out war with Rome. 

In 67 CE, the headquarter city of the Zealot movement - Gamla - was destroyed by the Roman army. The Zealots fighting for Gamla chose to commit mass suicide by throwing themselves from the precipice of the hill rather than submit to the Roman sword. 

By 70 CE, the Zealots had pushed the citizens of Jerusalem into war with Rome.  By the end of 70 CE, Jerusalem was destroyed. 

Jesus' message of forgiveness and praying for those who persecute you was antithetical to the Zealot's push for violent resistance. 

In the end, the Zealots died in the same manner they lived - "Those who use the sword will die by the sword."  Matt. 26:52 (NLT). ​

Gamla Photos

Gamla was settled on a steep hill in the middle of a wadi.
Gamla means Camel in Aramaic - the hill they lived on looks like a Camel
Gamla synagogue.
Gamla synagogue - Gamla was destroyed by the Romans in 67 AD.
Gamla synagogue Torah scroll closet.
Torah closet of Gamla synagogue.
Gamla synagogue
Gamla synagogue.
Gamla hill.
Gamla means Camel in Aramaic - the hill they lived on looks like a Camel
Gamla hill with synagoge in lower left.
Gamla Synagogue - after a fire in 2010 the area not burned is the synagogue!
Sign depicting a Roman soldier at Gamla.
Sign depicting the Roman soldiers who fought against the Zealots.
Gamla from the side.
Sideview of Gamla
Gamla sign describing the fighting which took place against the Romans.
Sign describing the battle at Gamla in 67 CE.
Gamla Round Tower - built for defense of the city.
Gamla Round Tower sign.
Buildings at Gamla
Gamla buildings
Roman breach in Gamla wall from war in 67 CE.
Roman breach in wall of Gamla from war in 67 CE.
Close up on Gamla wall breach.
Close up of Gamla wall breach.
Gamla - reconstruction of Roman ballista used in seige of Gamla, 67 CE.
Reconstruction of Roman ballista used in seige of Gamla, 67 CE.
Roman ballista used in seige of Gamla - 67 CE.
Reconstruction of Roman ballista.
Gamla - reconstruction of Roman ballista.
Reconstruction of Roman ballista
Gamla - reconstruction of Roman ballista
Reconstruction of a Roman ballista.

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