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Research atlas for early Christianity. Claims are tagged attested, traditional, or disputed. Copyrighted full texts, including CCEL editions, are not included.

place

Yavne

Also known as Jamnia, Iamnia

high

31.8833, 34.7333 · Wikidata Q167677 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map

  • founded or start. 1949high · Wikidata P571

Coastal town where rabbinic tradition locates the post-70 academy of Yohanan ben Zakkai.

Wikipedia extract

Yavne is a city in the Central District of Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 58,090.

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Sources

  • Yavne · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Wikidata Q167677 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0

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rabbinic · jewish-context

Yavne · DeChurched Atlas