Nabataean-Jewish relations and their impact on the Jewish religion 169BC-73AD

Abstract

    The Nabataean state was the most influential of the ancient Arab peoples in the north of the Arabian Peninsula. It was a strategic station located on the incense route, as it was located at the crossroads of caravans coming from the south of the Arabian Peninsula to the Fertile Crescent. Its control over the trade routes for three centuries was all a motive for the Jews and others to impose their control over the lands of that state. This study aims to highlight the role played by the Nabataean state during 169 BC-73 AD and to focus on its relationship with the Jews, which took these relations between peaceful, turbulent and hostile most of the time, through which the Jews controlled some Nabataean lands for periods that were not short. However, despite the wars and campaigns launched by the Jews, the Nabataeans were the most dominant. The provocation of the Jews and their attempts to control the Nabataean lands continued until the year 73 AD, when the Romans eliminated them after suppressing their revolution. The religion and language of the Jews were influenced by the Nabataeans, to the point that they placed the gods of the Nabataeans in their temples