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<p> ( τὰ Γίσχαλα ), a small city ( πολιχνία ) often mentioned by [[Josephus]] in his account of the last struggle of the Jews with the Romans, especially as being the scene of the operations of the famous "John (q.v.) of Gischala" (War, 4:1, 3). It was situated in [[Galilee]] (ib. 2:1); and, after having been destroyed by the [[Jewish]] zealots, it was rebuilt by John (Life, 10), and further fortified by the advice of Josephus himself (War, 2:20, 6), and was the last stronghold of Galilee captured by Titus (ib. 4:2). It is doubtless the Gush Chalab ( גּוּשׁ חָלָב ) of the [[Talmud]] (Menach. 8:3), famed for its oil (Erach. 9:6), named in connection with [[Meron]] and [[Capernaum]] (Gemara, Pesachim, fol. 33, a), and also by Peter [[Apollonius]] (De excid. Hierosol. page 63). Jerome, on several occasions, states a tradition that the parents of the apostle Paul emigrated thence to [[Tarsus]] (Reland, Palaest. page 813). The same [[Hebrew]] name likewise occurs in Hottinger (Cippi Hebraici, page 56) and in [[Benjamin]] of [[Tudela]] (page 108). Schwarz erroneously identifies it (Palest. page 198) with the AHLAB (See [[Ahlab]]) (q.v.) of the tribe of [[Asher]] ( Judges 1:31). Dr. Robinson found the site in the modern El-Jish, on a hill about two hours northwest of Safed; the village had recently been totally destroyed by an earthquake, but was then partly rebuilt (Researches, 3:368 sq.). </p>

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