Jonathan Apphus

Leader of the Hasmonean dynasty from 161 to 143 BCE

6 dated entries naming Jonathan Apphus, drawn from 6 separate years between 160 BCE and 143 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Jonathan Maccabaeus, Jonathan Maccabeus in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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2nd century BC

160 BCEJudas Maccabeus is succeeded as army commander and leader of the Maccabees by his younger brother, Jonathan Maccabeus.source
157 BCEJonathan Maccabeus is recognised by the Seleucids as a minor king within their dominions.source
153 BCEAs a result of the rise of the pretender, Alexander Balas, Demetrius I Soter is forced to recall most of his garrisons in Judea. To retain control of Judea, he makes a bid to gain the loyalty of Jonathan Maccabeus, whom he permits to recruit an army and to take back the hostages that the Syrians are holding in the city of Acre. Jonathan gladly accepts these terms, takes up residence in Jerusalem and begins to fortify the city, becoming High Priest of Jerusalem until 143 BC.source
152 BCEThe pretender to the Seleucid throne, Alexander Balas, makes contact with Jonathan Maccabeus offering him terms even more favorable than those offered by the king Demetrius I Soter. In particular, Alexander offers him the official appointment as High Priest in Jerusalem. In response, Jonathan withdraws his support from Demetrius and declares his allegiance to Alexander. Thus Jonathan becomes the first member of his family to achieve appointment as High Priest.source
147 BCEJonathan Maccabaeus conquers Joppa.source
143 BCEJonathan Maccabaeus, Jewish leader of the Maccabeessource

Jonathan Apphus

2nd century BC

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