Gad Barnea

And it was on that island that in the sixth century before the current era, a Jewish community settled and – or was actually brought there as mercenaries to guard what was for a while the southern border of Egypt – 600 B.C.? Sixth century, so around 550, according to my calculations and my research. There are some scholars who dated much earlier, I mean, about 100 years earlier than that.

And it was on that island that in the sixth century before the current era, a Jewish community settled and – or was actually brought there as mercenaries to guard what was for a while the southern border of Egypt – 600 B.C.? Sixth century, so around 550, according to my calculations and my research. There are some scholars who dated much earlier, I mean, about 100 years earlier than that.

But I published on this, and I showed that this is the most probable date is around 550 B.C., when they arrived there, 540, 550 B.C. Anyway, so there was a Jewish community on that island, and they had a temple, a fully functioning temple. They had priests. They had sacrifices. I mean, it was a temple about the same size of the Jerusalem temple and also a very important place.

But I published on this, and I showed that this is the most probable date is around 550 B.C., when they arrived there, 540, 550 B.C. Anyway, so there was a Jewish community on that island, and they had a temple, a fully functioning temple. They had priests. They had sacrifices. I mean, it was a temple about the same size of the Jerusalem temple and also a very important place.

But I published on this, and I showed that this is the most probable date is around 550 B.C., when they arrived there, 540, 550 B.C. Anyway, so there was a Jewish community on that island, and they had a temple, a fully functioning temple. They had priests. They had sacrifices. I mean, it was a temple about the same size of the Jerusalem temple and also a very important place.

A very important place of worship. So that was what I did my PhD on, on this community. And one thing led to another. Initially, I didn't really look to, like most of my colleagues, I didn't really look to Persia. I didn't look to the Iranian sphere. But then I started noticing certain elements within these texts.

A very important place of worship. So that was what I did my PhD on, on this community. And one thing led to another. Initially, I didn't really look to, like most of my colleagues, I didn't really look to Persia. I didn't look to the Iranian sphere. But then I started noticing certain elements within these texts.

A very important place of worship. So that was what I did my PhD on, on this community. And one thing led to another. Initially, I didn't really look to, like most of my colleagues, I didn't really look to Persia. I didn't look to the Iranian sphere. But then I started noticing certain elements within these texts.

that pointed my attention more to, because of course this was under the already the Achaemenid Empire, was the empire ruling that area.

that pointed my attention more to, because of course this was under the already the Achaemenid Empire, was the empire ruling that area.

that pointed my attention more to, because of course this was under the already the Achaemenid Empire, was the empire ruling that area.

So that's Cyrus, King Cyrus, right? That everyone I'm sure has heard of. Cyrus the Great.

So that's Cyrus, King Cyrus, right? That everyone I'm sure has heard of. Cyrus the Great.

So that's Cyrus, King Cyrus, right? That everyone I'm sure has heard of. Cyrus the Great.

Cyrus you've heard. So Cyrus the Great is considered kind of the founder of this empire. And that is the first world superpower, really. It is a very, very important empire in the history of history. of humanity and certainly of Western, so-called Western civilization, the impact of the Achaemenid. So the Achaemenid is just the name of their kind of mythological forefather of this dynasty.

Cyrus you've heard. So Cyrus the Great is considered kind of the founder of this empire. And that is the first world superpower, really. It is a very, very important empire in the history of history. of humanity and certainly of Western, so-called Western civilization, the impact of the Achaemenid. So the Achaemenid is just the name of their kind of mythological forefather of this dynasty.

Cyrus you've heard. So Cyrus the Great is considered kind of the founder of this empire. And that is the first world superpower, really. It is a very, very important empire in the history of history. of humanity and certainly of Western, so-called Western civilization, the impact of the Achaemenid. So the Achaemenid is just the name of their kind of mythological forefather of this dynasty.

And so this dynasty and this particular empire was something that the world has never seen before. I mean, they've seen other empires before the Achaemenid Empire, but this is a superpower.

And so this dynasty and this particular empire was something that the world has never seen before. I mean, they've seen other empires before the Achaemenid Empire, but this is a superpower.

And so this dynasty and this particular empire was something that the world has never seen before. I mean, they've seen other empires before the Achaemenid Empire, but this is a superpower.