- Hasmoneans
- The Judean dynasty that started with the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the mid-2 century BC and ended with the death of Antigonus in 37 BC.
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament. Joan Comay . 2012.
Hasmoneans
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HASMONEANS — (Gr. ʾΑσαμωναίος; Heb. חַשְׁמוֹנָאִים), title for Maccabees in Josephus (Ant., 12:263), Mishnah (Mid. 1:6), and Talmud (Shab. 21b), but nowhere occurring in the Book of Maccabees. Josephus derives the name from the great grandfather of Mattathias … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hasmoneans — The Jewish dynasty deriving from Mattathias (166 BCE), usually known as the Maccabees [[➝ Maccabees, books of]]. The sons of Mattathias, Judas, Jonathan, and Simon, led the war against the Syrian generals and from Simon s time in 142 BCE the… … Dictionary of the Bible
Hasmoneans — n. priestly family of Jews in the Kingdom of Judea (1st and 2nd centuries B.C.)n. member of a priestly family of Jews in the Kingdom of Judea (1st and 2nd centuries B.C.) adj. of or pertaining to the Hasmoneans (Jewish priestly family in Judea… … English contemporary dictionary
Hasmonean — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = Hasmonean Kingdom common name = continent = Asia region = Levant country = era = Hellenistic Age status = Jewish theocracy government type = Jewish theocracy with priestly king year… … Wikipedia
EreẒ ISRAEL – SECOND TEMPLE — ptolemaic rule seleucid rule the hasmonean revolt independent judea hasmonean rule the roman province Herod s Rule under the procurators … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
SCROLL OF ANTIOCHUS — (Heb. מְגִלַּת אַנְטִיוֹכוֹס) or Scroll of the Hasmoneans (Heb. מְגִלַּת בֵּית חַשְׁמוֹנַאי), popular account of the wars of the Hasmoneans and of the origin of the festival of Ḥanukkah . The scroll has been handed down in several Aramaic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤANUKKAH — (Heb. חֲנֻכָּה; dedication ), an annual eight day festival commencing on the 25th of Kislev. According to a well founded tradition it was instituted by judah maccabee and his followers. The term ḥanukkah is found in Hebrew and in Aramaic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ARCHAEOLOGY — The term archaeology is derived from the Greek words archaios ( ancient ) and logos ( knowledge, discourse ) and was already used in ancient Greek literature in reference to the study of ancient times. In its modern sense it has come to mean the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HASMONEAN BET DIN — (Heb. בֵּית דִּין שֶׁל חַשְׁמוֹנָאִים); according to a talmudic source (Sanh. 82a; Av. Zar. 36b) the court of the Hasmoneans decreed that an Israelite who had intercourse with a heathen woman is liable to punishment on account of נשג״א (NShGA), a … Encyclopedia of Judaism
