Simon Maccabeus

Hasmonean leader

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founding of Hasmonean dynasty

  • Palestine during the Maccabean period
    In Hasmonean dynasty

    In 143 (or 142) bce Simon Maccabeus, son of Mattathias (and brother of Judas Maccabeus), succeeded his brother Jonathan as leader of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid dynasty. He soon became independent of the Seleucids as high priest, ruler, and ethnarch of Judaea; the offices were hereditary, and Simon…

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history of Palestine