Editing Cabul (section)

===Classical era===
[[Josephus]] describes Cabul as being "the place that divides the country of [[Ptolemais in Phoenicia|Ptolemais]] from our nation" (''[[The Jewish War|War]]'' II 18:503).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Frankel|first1=Rafael|last2=Getzov|first2=Nimrod|last3=Aviam|first3=Mordechai|last4=Degani|first4=Avi|title=Settlement Dynamics and Regional Diversity in Ancient Upper Galilee (Archaeological Survey of Upper Galilee)|journal=[[Israel Antiquities Authority]]|volume=14 |pages=111 |year=2001}}</ref> The architecture of Cabul, unlike other cities of the Galilee, was similar to that of Tyre, Sidon, and Beirut. In the [[First Jewish–Roman War]], Cabul was attacked by [[Cestius Gallus]] in 66 CE.<ref name="jvl"/> Upon the approach of the Roman army, the inhabitants of Cabul ({{langx|el|Χαβουλών}}, translated in some English texts as ''Zabulon'')<ref>As in ''[[The Jewish War]]'' 2.18.9 and 3.3.1. In both cases, the Greek word used for the city is ''Cabul'' or ''Chabulon'' (Gr. Χαβουλών). See: {{cite book|title=The Jewish War |last=Josephus |author-link=Josephus |publisher=William Heinemann Ltd.|volume=2 |location=London |translator=Henry St. John Thackeray |translator-link=Henry St. John Thackeray |editor-last1=Capps |editor-first1=E. |editor-last2=Page |editor-first2=T.E. |editor-last3=Rouse |editor-first3=W.H.D. |date=1927 |oclc=59817481 }}, s.v. ''War'' 2.18.9 (2.503) and ''War'' 3.3.1 (3.38) ([[Loeb Classical Library]]), where Thackeray preserves the correct transliteration. In [[William Whiston|Whiston]]'s edition of Josephus there is a gross error in his transliteration in both places, where he writes ''Zabulon'' instead of ''Chabulon''. Cf. {{cite book |last=Josephus | author-link=Josephus|title=The History of the War of the Jews with the Romans |publisher=Masada |editor=Jacob N. Simchoni  |edition=2 |date=1968 |location=Ramat-Gan |page=565 | language=he }}</ref> had fled the city, while the soldiery were given leave to plunder and burn the city.<ref>Josephus, ''[[The Jewish War]]'' ([https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0148%3Abook%3D2%3Awhiston+chapter%3D18%3Awhiston+section%3D9 2.18.9])</ref> For a time it served as Josephus' headquarters in Galilee in 67 CE.<ref>Life, 213, 227, 234</ref>

[[Judah II|Judah]] and [[Hillel, son of Gamaliel III|Hillel]], sons of R. [[Gamaliel III]], were received as guests in Cabul with great honor and paid a visit to a local bath.<ref>[[Tosefta]], Shabbat 7:17; Tosefta, Moed Katan 2:15</ref> It was the home of a Rabbi Zakkai,<ref>[[Jerusalem Talmud]] Megillah 4, 78b, etc.; Rabbi Zakkai has no relation to and lived later than Rabbi [[Yohanan ben Zakkai]].</ref> and was famous for its abundance of wine and oil; it also had a synagogue and public baths. After the fall of Jerusalem, priests of the [[Shecaniah]] (Shekhanyah) family settled there.