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John Hyrcanus (/ h ər ˈ k eɪ n ə s /; יוחנן הרקנוס Yōḥānān Hurqanōs; Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης Ὑρκανός, romanized: Iōánnēs Hurkanós) was a Hasmonean leader and Jewish high priest of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until his death in 104 BCE).
John Hyrcanus I was a high priest and ruler of the Jewish nation from 135/134 to 104 bc. Under his reign, the Hasmonean kingdom of Judaea in ancient Palestine attained power and great prosperity, and the Pharisees, a scholarly sect with popular backing, and the Sadducees, an aristocratic sect that.
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John Hyrcanus was a high priest and prince of the Hasmonean family in the 2nd century B.C. He fought against the Syrians, the Parthians, and the Samaritans, and extended the borders of Judea. He also forcibly converted the Edomites to Judaism.
John Hyrcanus II was the high priest of Judaea from 76 to 40 bc, and, with his brother Aristobulus II, last of the Maccabean (Hasmonean) dynastic rulers. Under Hyrcanus’ vacillating leadership, Judaea (southern of the three traditional divisions of ancient Palestine, today mostly in Israel) fell.
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The youngest and only surviving son of Simon Thassi succeeded his father as high priest in 134 BCE. He was the fourth Hasmonean to rule Jerusalem. But his tenure began with a year-long Syrian siege that forced him agree to tear down the city's fortifications and renew tribute the Greek emperor [133 BCE]. Within a few years, however, he took ...
The article challenges the common view that John Hyrcanus (ca. 112/111 BCE) destroyed the Samaritan temple on Mount Gerizim out of hatred and contempt for the Samaritans. It argues that his policy was aimed at integrating the Samaritans into the Hasmonean state and forcing their loyalty to the Jerusalem temple.
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Hyrcanus, John was a Jewish leader who expanded Judea's borders and fought against the Seleucids and the Romans. He was a high priest and a prophet, but also a secularist and a Sadducee who clashed with the Pharisees.
