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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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