Bar Cochba, Simon
Bar Cochba, Simon:
see Bar Kokba, SimonBar Kokba, Simon,or Simon Bar Cochba
[Heb.,=son of the star], d. A.D. 135, Hebrew hero and leader of a major revolt against Rome under Hadrian (132–135). He may have claimed to be a Messiah; the Talmud relates that Akiba ben Joseph credited him with this title.
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