DSS Maccabees/Hasmoneans Flashcards
Y= Year D= Did
1
Q
Matthais (D)
A
- Father of 5 sons (3 of 1st Maccabbean rulers: Judah, Jonathan, Simon)
- From village of Modein
2
Q
*Judah (Y)
A
166-160 BCE
3
Q
Judah (D)
A
- 1st to be called Maccabee (Hammer)
- Rededicated 2nd temple in 164 BCE (Hannukah)
4
Q
Jonathan (Y)
A
160-143 BCE
5
Q
Jonathan (D)
A
- Some autonomy around Temple
- 1st to declare himself High Priest
6
Q
Simon (Y)
A
143-134 BCE
7
Q
Simon (D)
A
- High Priest “Wicked Priest”
- Somewhat of a King
8
Q
*John Hyrcannus I (Y)
A
134-104 BCE
9
Q
John Hyracannus I (D)
A
- Destroyed Samaritan Temple on Mt. Gezim
- Forced Idumeans to be circumcised
10
Q
Aristobulus (Y)
A
104 BCE
11
Q
Aristobulus (D)
A
Imprisoned brothers & killed mother
12
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*Alexander Jannaeus (Y)
A
103-76 BCE
13
Q
Alexander Jannaeus (D)
A
- Imprisoned by brother (Aristobulus) but got out & brother killed
- Married brother’s widow Salome
- Crucified 800 Pharisees
14
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*Salome (Y)
A
76-67 BCE
15
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Salome (D)
A
- Wife of Alexander Jannaeus
- Mother of Hyrcannus II & Aristobulus II
