HASMONEANS

Meaning of HASMONEANS in English

n. priestly family of Jews in the Kingdom of Judea (1st and 2nd centuries B.C.)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

THE MACCABEES — n. group of Hasmoneans who rose up in rebellion against the Syrians in the first century (led by Mattathias and …
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HASMONEAN — adj. of or pertaining to the Hasmoneans (Jewish priestly family in Judea during the 1st and 2nd centuries)
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HEROD — born 73 BC died March/April, 4 BC, Jericho, Judaea byname Herod the Great, Latin Herodes Magnus Roman-appointed king of Judaea …
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