Asmoneans

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ASMONEANS. ... The Asmoneans never, in all their history, or at any given period in it, had a united people behind their backs. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asmoneans.htm - 27k

Maccabaeus

... Hellenizing views. See ASMONEANS. II. Palestine under the Maccabees. 1 ... Syrian garrison. See further under ASMONEANS; LACEDAEMONIANS; TRYPHON. 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabaeus.htm - 17k

Maccabees

... word (makkabah) meaning "hammer," as suggestive of the heroism and power of this Jewish family, who are, however, more properly called Asmoneans or Hasmonaeans ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabees.htm - 52k

Asmodaeus

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Pharisees (86 Occurrences)

... See HASIDAEANS; ASMONEANS. It would seem that not only the Pharisees, but also the Essenes, were derived from the Assideans or chacidhim. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharisees.htm - 66k

Aristobulus (1 Occurrence)

... the last of the Maccabean family. See ASMONEANS. (4) The Jewish teacher of Ptol. VII (2 Maccabees 1:10). (5) An inhabitant of Rome ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aristobulus.htm - 9k

Asnah (1 Occurrence)

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History (57 Occurrences)

... Christian century we have a new source in the Books of the Maccabees, which give a connected account of the struggles and the rule of the Asmoneans, which reach ... biblethesaurus.org/h/history.htm - 67k

Eleazar (74 Occurrences)

... 12:42). (7) A son of Mattathias and brother of Judas Maccabeus (APC 1Macc 2:5; 6:43 2Macc 8:23). See ASMONEANS; MACCABEES. (8, 9 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eleazar.htm - 39k

Israel (27466 Occurrences)

... Christian century we have a new source in the Books of the Maccabees, which give a connected account of the struggles and the rule of the Asmoneans, which reach ... biblethesaurus.org/i/israel.htm - 101k

John (154 Occurrences)

... (4) John Hyrcanus, "a valiant man," son of Simon, and nephew of Judas Maccabeus (1 Maccabees 13:53; 16:1). See ASMONEANS; MACCABEES. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/john.htm - 101k

Testaments

... SeeASMONEANS. 5. The Maccabean Period: The Maccabean period (165-63 BC). The slaying of an idolatrous Jew at the very altar was the signal of revolt. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Between (2624 Occurrences)

... SeeASMONEANS. 5. The Maccabean Period: The Maccabean period (165-63 BC). The slaying of an idolatrous Jew at the very altar was the signal of revolt. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/between.htm - 36k

Mattathias (2 Occurrences)

... MATTATHIAS. mat-a-thi'-as (Mattathias). The persons of this name in the Apocrypha are: (1) Mattathias the father of the Maccabees. See ASMONEANS; MACCABEES. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mattathias.htm - 8k

Sons (2429 Occurrences)

... From a Jewish standpoint the Maccabean wars were really between Jews and Greeks. See JAVAN; ASMONEANS. KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sons.htm - 65k

Spartans

... good reason to doubt the genuineness of the transaction described. See ARIUS; ASMONEANS; LACEDAEMONIANS; MACCABAEUS, etc. James Orr. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spartans.htm - 7k

Sparta

... good reason to doubt the genuineness of the transaction described. See ARIUS; ASMONEANS; LACEDAEMONIANS; MACCABAEUS, etc. James Orr. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sparta.htm - 7k

Hyrcanus

... are related at considerable length by Josephus (Ant., XII, iv, 6), or with another of the same name mentioned in Ant, XIII, viii, 4. See ASMONEANS; MACCABAEUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hyrcanus.htm - 6k

Government (20 Occurrences)

... The brief period of political independence under the Hasmoneans (see ASMONEANS) did not materially alter the character compare the government, except that the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/government.htm - 50k

Greece (15 Occurrences)

... captives. From a Jewish standpoint the Maccabean wars were really between Jews and Greeks. See JAVAN; ASMONEANS. GREECE; GRAECIA. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greece.htm - 59k

Daniel (74 Occurrences)

... 180 BC, when Ecclesiasticus is thought to have been written, and 169 BC, when, according to 1 Maccabees, Matthias, the first of the Asmoneans, exhorted his ... biblethesaurus.org/d/daniel.htm - 79k

Hasmoneans

Hasmoneans. << Hasidaeans, Hasmoneans. Hasn't >>. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia HASMONEANS. See ASMONEANS. << Hasidaeans, Hasmoneans. Hasn't >>. Reference Bible biblethesaurus.org/h/hasmoneans.htm - 6k

Books (16 Occurrences)

... text. Rabbinical writers call the Books of Maccabees ciphere ha-chashmonim, "The Book of the Hasmoneans" (see ASMONEANS). Origen ... biblethesaurus.org/b/books.htm - 101k

Book (211 Occurrences)

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