Reference for Bava Batra 242:2
עולא אמר יום שביטל בו הושע בן אלה פרדסאות שהושיב ירבעם על הדרכים שלא יעלו ישראל לרגל
'Ulla said: [It was] the day on which Hosea,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The last of the kings of Israel. ');"><sup>5</sup></span> son of Elah, removed the guards whom Jeroboam<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Son of Nebat, the first of the kings of the divided kingdom of Israel. Cf. II Kings XVII, 2, on which this tradition is based. ');"><sup>6</sup></span> had placed on the roads to prevent Israel from making the pilgrimages to Jerusalem.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Pilgrimages were made on the occasion of the three great annual festivals, Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> R. Mattena said: [It was] the day on which the slain of Bether<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [The town where in the rebellion of Bar Cochba, the Jews made their last stand against the Romans in 135 C.E.] ');"><sup>8</sup></span>