Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Site of Palmyra' has mentioned 'Jews' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| [52] The classical city also had a Jewish community; inscriptions in Palmyrene from the necropolis of Beit She'arim in Lower Galilee confirm the burial of Palmyrene Jews. | WIKI |
| [55] Benjamin of Tudela recorded the existence of 2000 Jews in the city during the twelfth century. | WIKI |
| [143] The Elephantine Jews, a diaspora community established between 650-550 BC in Egypt, might have come from Palmyra. | WIKI |
| [182] Papyrus Amherst 63 indicates that the ancestors of the Elephantine Jews were Samarians. | WIKI |
| This scenario can explain the usage of Aramaic by the Elephantine Jews, and Papyrus Amherst 63, while not mentioning Palmyra, refers to a "fortress of palms" that is located near a spring on a trade route in the fringes of the desert, making Palmyra a plausible candidate. | WIKI |