Hyrcanus II
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John Hyrcanus II (/hərˈkeɪnəs/, Hebrew: יוחנן הרקנוס Yohanan Hurqanos; died 30 BCE), a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, was for a long time the Jewish High Priest in the 1st century BCE. He was also briefly King of Judea 67–66 BCE and then the ethnarch (ruler) of Judea, probably over the period 47–40 BCE.[1]
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Hyrcanus II | |
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King of Judaea | |
Reign | c. 67 – 66 BCE |
Predecessor | Salome Alexandra |
Successor | Aristobulus II |
High Priest of Judaea | |
Reign | c. 76 – 66 BCE |
Predecessor | Alexander Jannaeus |
Successor | Aristobulus II |
Reign | 63 – 40 BCE |
Predecessor | Aristobulus II |
Successor | Antigonus II Mattathias |
Ethnarch of Judaea | |
Reign | c. 47 – 40 BCE |
Successor | Office abolished |
Issue | Alexandra the Maccabee |
Dynasty | Hasmonean |
Father | Alexander Jannaeus |
Mother | Salome Alexandra |
Religion | Judaism |
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