The Ban on Circumcision as a Cause of Bar Kokhba's Rebellion

Israel Law Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1995, Pages 176-214

  Rabello, Alfredo Mordechai ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84972029751     PISSN: 00212237     EISSN: 20479336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002122370001462X     Document Type: Article

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