 The name Efa first appears during Roman rule , some time after the end of the 1st century , when a Roman fortress and small Jewish settlement were established not far from Tell es @-@ Samak . Haifa is also mentioned more than 100 times in the Talmud , a book central to Judaism . 
 The name Efa first <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>appears</mark></a> during Roman rule , some time after the end of the 1st century , when a Roman fortress and small Jewish settlement <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> established not far from Tell es @-@ Samak . Haifa is also mentioned more than 100 times in the Talmud , a book central to Judaism . 
The name Efa first appear during Roman rule , some time after da end of the 1st century , when a Roman fortress and small Jewish settlement was established not far from Tell es @-@ Samak . Haifa is also mentioned more than 100 times in the Talmud , a book central to Judaism .