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    Jonathan Apphus (Hebrew: יוֹנָתָן‎ אַפְּפוּס‎ Yōnāṯān ʾApfūs; Ancient Greek: Ἰωνάθαν Ἀπφοῦς, Iōnáthan Apphoûs) was one of the sons of Mattathias and the...
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  • the Books of Samuel Jonathan (Judges), in the Book of Judges Jonathan (son of Abiathar), in 2 Samuel and 1 Kings Jonathan Apphus, fifth son of Mattathias...
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    control for a time, but remnants of the Maccabees under Judas's brother Jonathan Apphus continued to resist from the countryside. Eventually, internal division...
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    against the Seleucid Empire led by his brothers, Judas Maccabaeus and Jonathan Apphus. The successes of the Jews rendered it expedient for the Seleucid leaders...
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  • Naphtali Reuben Simeon Zebulun Eleazar Avaran John Gaddi John Hyrcanus Jonathan Apphus Judas Maccabeus Mattathias Simon Thassi Alexander the Great Antiochus...
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  • succeeded by his brother Jonathan Apphus, whose battles with the Greek general Bacchides are recounted in chapter 9. Jonathan becomes high priest (1 Maccabees...
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    Maccabeus. The leadership of the Maccabees passed to Judas's brother Jonathan Apphus (Yonatan), who continued to fight against Bacchides for the remainder...
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    High Priest of Jerusalem between Alcimus' death and the accession of Jonathan Apphus. Josephus relates that the office was vacant for seven years, but this...
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    Righteousness served as High Priest but was subsequently ousted by Jonathan Apphus. In 1 Maccabees, no High Priest is named for the period from the death...
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    through the family of Mattathias, particularly his sons Judas Maccabeus, Jonathan Apphus, and Simon Thassi, and his grandson John Hyrcanus. The books include...
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  • distinct group among Jews during Jonathan Apphus' time, driven by disputes over Jewish law and the belief that Jonathan's high priesthood was illegitimate...
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    Maccabee), Eleazar Avaran, Simon Thassi (Simeon), John Gaddi, and Jonathan Apphus (Yonatan). The accounts of 1 Maccabees and Josephus largely agree in...
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    destruction might be connected to the conquests of Hasmonean leaders Jonathan Apphus and Simon Thassi. Jerome, in his letter to Paula and Eustochium, dated...
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    persuade the Jews under Jonathan Apphus to serve the Seleucid throne and help defeat him. But Alexander also sent word to Jonathan, promised him more powers...
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    those of Syria who disliked Demetrius, such as Jewish military leader Jonathan Apphus. Alexander eventually won the civil war, a diplomatic coup for Ptolemy...
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    referred to as Johanan Maccabeus and John Gaddi. Jonathan the Maccabee, also referred to as Jonathan Apphus. Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Seleucid king controlling...
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    of Demetrius I's empire, their story was unusually well preserved. Jonathan Apphus, the brother of Judas and the new leader of the Maccabees, was able...
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    was the son of Simon Thassi and hence the nephew of Judas Maccabeus, Jonathan Apphus and their siblings, whose story is told in the deuterocanonical books...
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    Aristobulus I Aristobulus II Hyrcanus II John Gaddi John Hyrcanus Jonathan Apphus Judas Maccabeus Mattathias Salome Alexandra Simon Thassi al-Midya,...
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    "power of God": God was with them to avenge the death. It may also be Jonathan Apphus taking over command of the rebels to battle on after the death of Judas...
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    BCE, Mattathias, together with his sons Judah, Eleazar, Simon, John, and Jonathan, started a revolt against the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who...
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    Dead Sea Scrolls." The most commonly argued-for single candidate is Jonathan Apphus, followed by his brother Simon Thassi; the widespread acceptance of...
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    Demetrius I competed with another to win over Jonathan Apphus, the leader of the ascendant faction in Judaea. Jonathan was won over to Alexander's side by the...
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    In the Hellenistic period, Kedesh was the site of battles involving Jonathan Apphus and Seleucid king Demetrius II. In the Roman period, Josephus records...
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  • Judas Maccabeus is killed in battle and his army is routed. 152 BCE – Jonathan Apphus is appointed high priest of the Jerusalem temple by the Seleucids....
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    son of Alexander Balas) to the throne, captures Jonathan Apphus and executes him. Simon Thassi, Jonathan's brother, switches sides and supports Demetrius...
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    point Alexander Balas, the ruler of the Seleucid Empire, gave Ekron to Jonathan Apphus. Ekron is also mentioned in Eusebius' Onomasticon, a 4th-century gazetteer...
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    with scholars suggesting that he was a Hasmonean high priest such as Jonathan Apphus or Alexander Jannaeus. The Wicked Priest is referenced the most in...
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    The first conquest of Gaza occurred under Jonathan Apphus around ~145 BCE, when he was acting under Seleucid influence. The second conquest took place...
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    Ramathaim—under the control of Judea in 145 BCE as part of an agreement between Jonathan Apphus and Demetrius II is one indication of this decline. Around 110 BCE...
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