Judean provisional government
Israel ישראל | |
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| 66 CE–68 CE | |
A coin issued by the rebels in 68, note Paleo-Hebrew alphabet. Obverse: "Shekel, Israel. Year 3." Reverse: "Jerusalem the Holy"
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Judaea and the Galilee in the first century | |
| Status | Unrecognized state (66 CE–68 CE) |
| Capital | Jerusalem |
| Common languages | Old Aramaic (official), Koine Greek Biblical Hebrew (liturgical) |
| Religion | Second Temple Judaism |
| Demonym(s) | Judean |
| Government | Provisional Government |
| Head of State | |
• 66–68 CE | Joseph ben Gurion |
| Historical era | First Jewish-Roman War |
• Proclaimed | 66 CE |
| 68 CE | |
| Currency | Shekel |
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The Judean provisional government is a historiographical name for the short-lived de facto governing entity in Judea, which was established during the Great Jewish Revolt in the year 66 CE by Judean rebel forces of the Pharisee and Sadducee parties. It aimed to create and govern a full Jewish state, although its influence was concentrated in Jerusalem. The government functioned until the Zealot coup in the year 68 CE, when most of its leaders were massacred in the inter-rebel struggle.