Abubus, also spelt Abobus or Abobi, was the father of Ptolemy. He is mentioned only in the first book of the Maccabees bibleverse-nb|1|Maccabees|16:11|NAB and bibleverse-nb|1|Maccabees|16:15|NAB, wherein Ptolemy invites
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134 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeRome* Scipio Aemilianus, victor of Carthage, takes command in Spain against the Numantians.Judea* John Hyrcanus becomes High Priest and king of Judea following the murder of his father Simon Maccabaeus by Ptolemy the son of… … Wikipedia
Hasmonean — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = Hasmonean Kingdom common name = continent = Asia region = Levant country = era = Hellenistic Age status = Jewish theocracy government type = Jewish theocracy with priestly king year… … Wikipedia
1 Maccabees — is a deuterocanonical book written by a Jewish author after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom, probably about 100 BC. It is included in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canons. Protestants and Jews regard it as generally reliable… … Wikipedia
Ptolemy (name) — The name Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus comes from the Greek Ptolemaios , which means warlike. There have been many people named Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus, the most famous of which are the Greek Egyptian astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus and the Macedonian… … Wikipedia
Asmoneos — Fases de expansión del Reino de los Asmoneos. Los asmoneos o hasmoneos (en hebreo חשמונאים, Hashmonayim) fueron … Wikipedia Español
Inferno (Dante) — Dante s Inferno redirects here. For other uses, see Dante s Inferno (disambiguation). Gustave Doré s engravings illustrated the Divine Comedy (1861–1868); here Dante is lost in Canto 1 of the Inferno … Wikipedia
Simon (Hasmonäer) — Der Hohepriester und Ethnarch von Judäa Simon aus dem Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum , Fantasieporträt aus dem 16. Jahrhundert von Guillaume Rouillé (1518? 1589) Simon (hebr. שמעון) Thassi († 135 v. Chr. nahe Jericho), auch Simon Makkabäus (hebr … Deutsch Wikipedia
ANTIOCHUS° — ANTIOCHUS°, name of 13 Seleucid monarchs who ruled Syria for the greater part of two and a half centuries. They include: (1) ANTIOCHUS I SOTER (b. 324 B.C.E.), son of Seleucus I Nicator, ruled from 281 to 261. Although unsuccessful in his attempt … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PTOLEMY — (c. 135 B.C.E.), son of Ḥabub (Abubus) and son in law of simeon b. mattathias (the Hasmonean). Ptolemy was strategos (i.e., military and local commander) at Jericho. Plotting to overthrow the Hasmonean House in 135 B.C.E., he invited Simeon and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SIMEON THE HASMONEAN — (called Thassis; d. 134 B.C.E.), the second son of mattathias . The origin of the name Thassis is obscure, and many conjectures have been put forward. Some think it is to be connected with the Hebrew toses (תּוֹסֵס, vigorous ) or tashush… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
