Posted in Maccabees on Feb 26th, 2009 No Comments »
After Alexander Jannaeus died, his wife Salome Alexandra took over as Queen of Judea. She brought healing between the Pharisees and Sadducees. When Salome died, her two sons fought over the kingdom. Neither was strong enough to defeat the other, so they asked the Romans to step in, and they did. The Romans took one side, defeated the other, and took over Judea. The independent state of Judea came to an end.
Posted in Maccabees on Feb 12th, 2009 No Comments »
King Alexander Jannaeus expanded the kingdom of Judea to its greatest size since the days of King David and Solomon, but animosity grew between the Pharisees (who lived mostly among the common people) and the Sadducees (who came from the wealthy families). A major incident happened at Sukkot one year, and then the Pharisees rebelled against their king, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives.
Posted in Maccabees on Feb 5th, 2009 No Comments »
John Hyrcanus lived to an old age and died peacefully. His son, Aristobulus, became the new High Priest and King, but he murdered people in his family who might have gotten in his way. Aristobulus died after a reign of one year, and his brother, Alexander Jannaeus, became the new High Priest and King, and quickly went embarked on war- and very nearly lost Judea’s independence.
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