Hasmonean dynasty

historical book detailing the Maccabean Revolt, found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles

Deuterocanonical book on the Maccabean Revolt

dynasty of the Judean region (140–37 BCE)

Mattathias ben Johanan (, Mattīṯyāhū haKōhēn ben Yōḥānān; died 166–165 BCE) was a Kohen (Jewish priest) who helped spark the Maccabean Revolt against the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. Mattathias's story is related in the deuterocanonical book of 1 Maccabees and in the writings of Josephus. Mattathias is accorded a central role in the story of Hanukkah and, as a result, is named in the Al HaNissim prayer Jews add to the Birkat Hamazon (grace after meals) and the Amidah during the festival's eight days.

Queen regnant of Hasmonean Judaea from c.76 to 67 BCE

second wife of Herod the Great

1st-century BC Jewish noble and rebel against Rome

Ethnarch (pronounced , also ethnarches, ) is a term that refers generally to political leadership over a common ethnic group or homogeneous kingdom. The word is derived from the Greek words (ethnos, "tribe/nation") and (archon, "leader/ruler"). ''Strong's Concordance'' gives the definition of 'ethnarch' as "the governor (not king) of a district".

Maccabean revolutionary

63 BCE siege, part of Pompey the Great's campaigns in the East

Jewish monarchy in Judea and surrounding regions during the Second Temple period (140–37 BCE)

37 BCE siege

Scroll about the story of Hanukkah