Location: Gamala
Description:
The site of Gamala on a hill shaped like the back of a camel.
Location: Gamala
Description:
The site of Gamala is visible on the peak (center).
Location: Gamala
Description:
In 67 A.D., the Romans captured Gamala where Jewish ultra-nationalists had been hiding out to avoid paying Roman taxes and to wait for the Messiah. During the battle, 9,000 Jews died--some at the hands of the Romans and some by suicide.