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James, son of Alphaeus

James, son of Alphaeus

?–62 CE · Tannaim · Peki In

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Peki InTalmudic-era settlement

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About Peki In

Peki'in is a village in the Upper Galilee of northern Israel with a long-standing Jewish presence dating back to antiquity. In the Talmudic period it is associated with the tanna Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya; according to a well-known tradition, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son hid from the Romans in a cave at Peki'in.

In Peki In at the same time

Rabbi Yehoshua

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In the same place & time

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In the same tradition

Rabbi Yehoshua

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