Yavne

<p>Yavne  is a city in the <a href="/facts/Central_District_(Israel)/eQazK5c3">Central District</a> of <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a>. In 2022, it had a population of 56,232.
</p><p>Modern Yavne was established in 1949. It is located near the ruins of the ancient town of Yibna (known also as Jamnia and Jabneh), later the village of <a href="/facts/Yibna/aA8myG5F">Yibna</a>, and today the archeological site of Tel Yavne. Ancient Yavne holds a special place in <a href="/facts/Jewish_history/KasvajCe">Jewish history</a> because of the ancient town's contribution to <a href="/facts/Judaism/tjQ5Tgs6">Judaism</a>'s recovery and reconstitution under <a href="/facts/Tannaim/6rPwaeXs">sages</a> <a href="/facts/Yohanan_ben_Zakkai/nqMmvbnN">ben Zakkai</a> and <a href="/facts/Gamaliel_II/9uxYlJmP">Gamaliel II</a> following the <a href="/facts/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_AD)/vKDgJMBp">destruction of the Second Temple</a>. This period, sometimes known as the "Yavne period", became a crucial mark in the development of <a href="/facts/Rabbinic_Judaism/fKVSb6Pu">Rabbinic Judaism</a>. The city has a history of <a href="/facts/Winemaking/ITBb0gpf">producing wine</a> throughout much of antiquity, as indicated by both archeological findings and ancient sources.
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