Usha
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Usha was an ancient Galilean town that served as a major center of Jewish rabbinic leadership and legal activity during the period of the Sanhedrin in Roman-era Palestine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usha canonical | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mishnah sages
ⓘ
Sanhedrin NERFINISHED ⓘ rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Jewish communities in the Land of Israel
ⓘ
Former populated places in Israel ⓘ Talmudic locations ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFinds |
oil presses
ⓘ
residential structures ⓘ ritual baths (mikvaot) ⓘ synagogue remains ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
2nd century CE
ⓘ
post-Bar Kokhba period ⓘ |
| hosted |
Jewish legal deliberations
ⓘ
rabbinic assemblies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
halakhic decisions
ⓘ
rabbinic enactments ⓘ “Enactments of Usha” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman-era Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Babylonian Talmud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSite | Hurvat Usha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Karmiel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shefar’am NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Jewish settlement network in Galilee ⓘ |
| region | Lower Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
center of Jewish legal activity
ⓘ
center of Jewish rabbinic leadership ⓘ seat of the Sanhedrin ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman period
ⓘ
Tannaitic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.