Usha

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See Ushas for the Vedic goddess. See Usha Majere for the Dragonlance character.

Usha was a city in the Western part of Galilee. It is noteworthy because in the 2nd Century (c. 135), the Sanhedrin, or rabbinic court, was moved from Yavne in Judea to Usha, and then from Usha back to Yavne, and a second time from Yavne to Usha.

The final settlement in Usha indicates the ultimate spiritual supremacy of Galilee over Judea, the latter having become depopulated by the war of Hadrian. Usha was also important because one of the pupils of Rabbi Akiba resided there, including Judah ben Ilai, whose original home was in Usha. Usha was a major influential city.

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• Archeological world (with photos of ruins of Usha)

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• This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain.