Rabbi Akiba

Rabbi Akiba was a famous Jewish rabbi of the 2nd century AD, a great authority in the matter of Jewish tradition who systematized the traditions that later became the Mishnahhttp://www.jewfaq.org/sages.htm#Akiba. After Emperor Hadrian's decree banning Jews from Jerusalem, he proclaimed Simon bar-Kokhba as Messiah, saying, "This is the king
Messiah!"y. Taʿan. 4:8/27; parallel at Lam. Rab. 2:2 §4: Bar Kokhba's revolt in 135 AD failed, and Akiba who was flayed alive by the Romans as punishment. Many Jews considered him a martyr.
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