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The Hasmoneans / House of Hasmoneus / Sons of Hasmoneus were a dynasty of High Priests and Kings (the House of Hasmoneus) who ruled Judea and the Temple of Jerusalem, in the period following the Maccabean revolt to the early Herodian period.

History

List of members of the Hasmonean family, and years in office as Kings and/or High Priests

• Mattathias

• Judas Maccabeus
  • Was the son of Mattathias, and the brother of Simon Maccabeus and Jonathan Maccabeus

• Jonathan Maccabeus, 153-143 BCE
  • Was the son of Mattathias, and the brother of Simon Maccabeus and Judas Maccabeus

• Simon Maccabeus, 142-134 BCE
  • Was the son of Mattathias, and the brother of Jonathan Maccabeus and Judas Maccabeus

• John Hyrcanus, 134-104 BCE
  • Was the son of Simon Maccabeus

• Aristobulus, 104-103 BCE
  • Was the son of John Hyrcanus, and the brother of Alexander Jannaeus

• Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 BCE
  • Was the son of John Hyrcanus, and the brother of Aristobulus

• Salome Alexandra, 76-67 BCE (as Queen)
  • Married Alexander Jannaeus, and mothered John Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II
  • At the death of Alexander Jannaeus ruled as Queen

• John Hyrcanus II, 76-67 (as High Priest), 66 (as High Priest and King), and 63-40 (as High Priest)
  • Was the son of Alexander Jannaeus and Salome Alexandra, and the brother of Aristobulus II
  • Fathered Alexandra the Hasmonean

• Aristobulus II, 66-63 BCE (as High Priest and King)
  • Was the son of Alexander Jannaeus and Salome Alexandra, and the brother of John Hyrcanus II
  • Fathered Alexander of Judea and Antigonus

• Alexandra the Hasmonean
  • Was the daughter of John Hyrcanus II
  • Married her cousin Alexander of Judea, son of Aristobulus II

• Alexander of Judea
  • Was the elder son of Aristobulus II
  • Married his cousin Alexandra the Hasmonean, daughter of John Hyrcanus II
  • Fathered Aristobulus III and Mariamne

• Antigonus, 40-37 (supported by the Parthias as High Priest and King)
  • Was the younger son of Aristobulus II, nephew of John Hyrcanus II
  • Had a daughter who married Antipater III, son of Herod the Great

• Mariamne
  • Was the daughter of Alexander of Judea and Alexandra the Hasmonean, and the sister of Aristobulus III
  • Married Herod the Great

• Aristobulus III
  • Was the son of Alexander of Judea and Alexandra the Hasmonean, and the brother of Mariamne
  • Was appointed High Priest by his brother-in-law, Herod the Great, and then executed

• Aristobulus IV and Alexandros
  • Were the sons of Mariamne and Herod the Great
  • Were both executed by their father in 7 BCE
  • Aristobulus IV married married his cousin Berenice I, and fathered: Herod of Chalcis, Herod Agrippa, and Herodias.
  • Alexandros married Princess Glaphyra of Cappadocia, and fathered three children: Tigranes V, Julius Alexander and an unnamed daughter.

• Herod of Chalcis

• Herod Agrippa I

• Herodias

In Depth

• Hasmoneans (sources) -- survey of ancient sources

• Hasmoneans (arts) -- survey of fictional works

• Hasmoneans (research) -- survey of scholarly works

Related categories

• High Priests

Select Bibliography (articles)

• / [[]] / In: The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary,

• Hasmoneans / Joseph Sievers / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 705-709

External links

• Wikipedia