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Salome Alexandra, or Shlomtzion (Greek: Σαλώμη Ἀλεξάνδρα; Hebrew: שְׁלוֹמְצִיּוֹן , Šəlōmṣīyyōn, "peace of Zion"; 141–67 BC), was (until Golda Meir) one of only three women to rule over Judea, the other two being Athaliah and Deborah.
Jan 22, 2013 · Queen Salome Alexandra (r. 76-67 BCE) was arguably the most powerful and successful member of the Hasmonean dynasty, which governed an independent but strife-torn Judea. As the wife of King Alexander Jannaeus (r. 103-76 BCE) and then queen-regent in her own right, Salome Alexandra exercised wise judgment and remarkable personal conviction as a ...
4 days ago · Queen Salome Alexandra was a notable ruler of ancient Judea in the Second Temple era. A noble, righteous woman, her reign brought peace and prosperity to the Land of Israel. Read on for 10 facts about this exceptional queen, revered as few other monarchs in Jewish history.
One of the most outstanding Jewish women in our history was Queen Salome Alexandra. Salome Alexandra, the sister of Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach, the famous leader of the Sanhedrin, was the wife of the first Maccabean to take on the title of “king” since the destruction of the first Holy Temple.
Salome Alexandra or Alexandra of Jerusalem (139 – 67 B.C.E.) was the only Jewish regnant queen of the Hasmoneans, reigning from 75 B.C.E. until her death in 67 B.C.E. A supporter of a religious reform that favored the early Pharisees against their bitter rivals, the Sadducees, she is seen in Jewish tradition as having instituted a brief ...
Salome Alexandra (139-67 B.C.E), whose Hebrew name was Shelamzion, was a descendant of the Hasmonean family. Some historians have claimed that she was the first wife of Alexander’s older brother Aristobulus and became Alexander’s wife through the laws of the levirate. Whatever her previous marital status, however, Salome Alexandra was most ...
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Salome Alexandra lived at a pivotal time in the ancient Near East—the period of Jewish independence. Her family had fought a long, but successful, war to create the Judean state. Her life almost coincided with its existence.
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