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hyrcanus (adjective) - a term that may describe a quality, characteristic, or attribute of an object or individual. The exact meaning can vary based on the context in which it is used
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- A male given name notably born by figures in Hasmonean Judaea
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Hyrcanus agreed to retire from public life.
Aristobulus was taken to Rome a prisoner and Hyrcanus restored.
Hyrcanus also initiated a military campaign against the IdumeansEdomites.
She installed her elder son Hyrcanus II as high priest.
Hyrcanus and epitropos.
Aristobulus later succeeded in temporarily usurping the throne from Hyrcanus II.
Hyrcanus was the only child to have survived as his two other brothers had died.
Josephus relates that John Hyrcanus was at first a pupil and supporter of the Pharisees.
Hyrcanus no longer had to pay taxes or tributes to a weaker Seleucia.
After her death her elder son Hyrcanus II was generally supported by the Pharisees.
Hyrcanus probably functioned as the military commander of a Jewish company in the campaign.
Their entire dynasty in Judah came from their forced conversion under Hyrcanus and the Maccabees.
John Hyrcanus was a successful king and soldier.
The Edomites were again subdued by John Hyrcanus c.
Hyrcanus had scarcely reigned three months when his younger brother Aristobulus II rose in rebellion.
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Edom was defeated and incorporated into Judah by John Hyrcanus and the Maccabees ca.
Eliezer ben Hyrcanus writes that the mind of every gentile is always intent upon idolatry.
After this, the followers of Hyrcanus stoned him to death.
Hyrcanus then instituted forced conversions on the Idumeans to Judaism.
The reverse suffered by Hyrcanus is illustrated by the end of the psalm,.
Hyrcanus placed his sons Antigonus and Aristobulus in charge of the siege of Samaria.
On this account it was also that he confirmed Hyrcanus in the high-priesthood.
Both Hyrcanus and Aristobulus appealed to him for support.
This however had little practical effect, since Hyrcanus yielded to Antipater in everything.
Hyrcanus seemed to be sympathetic to the Sadducees just like his father Alexander Jannaeus.
This led to a dramatic break . Hyrcanus outlawed the Pharisees ' religious ordinances.
Hyrcanus also initiated a military campaign against the Idumeans in the Negev near Eilat.
This agreement however did not last, as Hyrcanus feared that Aristobulus was planning his death.
Hyrcanus proved ineffective as either an administrator, or more importantly, as tax collector.
Judeans in the countryside were especially disillusioned with Hyrcanus after Antiochus ' army plundered their land.
Both Hyrcanus and Phasael were imprisoned.
As for the Greek historians, they called it Hyrcanus.
The people supported Hyrcanus and only the priests supported Aristobulus.
She had two sons by him, Berenicianus and Hyrcanus.
With son Hyrcanus II as high priest.
They had three sons, of whom only Flavius Hyrcanus survived childhood.
Hyrcanus ordered an investigation, and the statement concerning his mother was proved to be untrue.
After the siege of Jerusalem, Hyrcanus faced a serious economic crisis in Judea.
Hyrcanus re-built the walls destroyed by Antiochus.
Afterwards, due to food shortages in Jerusalem, Hyrcanus negotiated a truce with Antiochus.
When Hyrcanus heard this, he could no longer keep quiet.
Archaeologists have uncovered remains from Justinian 's church, Hadrian 's temple and the temple John Hyrcanus destroyed.
So Hyrcanus was believed to be supported by the Pharisees, especially later in his tenure.
Alexander left behind him two sons, Hyrcanus and Aristobulus, but committed the kingdom to Alexandra.
Hyrcanus was thus able to continue his fight against Samaria, which he subjugates definitively.
Their grandfather was Alexander Jannaeus, the second eldest son of John Hyrcanus.
First, he had Hyrcanus executed ; making sure that no one else could claim his throne.
Under the Greeks it again flourished, but was destroyed by Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus.
First, he has Hyrcanus executed, making sure that no one else can claim the throne.
Pompey had deposed Aristobulus and installed Hyrcanus as Rome 's client ruler over Judea.
