Many scholars seem to agree with the publication Atlas of the Jewish World: “Absolute figures are hard to arrive at, but it has been plausibly estimated that shortly before 70 there were two and a half million Jews in Judaea and well over four million in the Roman diaspora....
Paljud õpetlased nõustuvad sellega, mida ütleb väljaanne „Atlas of the Jewish World ”:„ Täpset arvu on raske pakkuda, aga on arvestatud, et vahetult enne aastat 70 elas Juudamaal 2,5 miljonit juuti ja Rooma diasporaas tublisti üle 4 miljoni juudi....