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Judah (Yehudah, Heb. יהודה) Aristobulus (104
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Jewish Coins from Israel 103 BC to 135 AD |
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Judah (Yehudah,
Heb. יהודה) Aristobulus I (reigned 104-103
BC) was a king of the Hebrew Hasmonean
Dynasty, and the eldest of the five sons
of King John Hyrcanus. He was the first of
the Hasmonean rulers to call himself
"king." According to the Hebrew
Scriptures, only descendants of Judah, or,
more specifically, the House of David,
were qualified to be kings of Israel. All
of Aristobulus' predecessors used the
title of "nasi"/"president".
Aristobulus I from "Promptuarii Iconum
Insigniorum" |
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Coin of
Judah Aristobulus I, reading "Yehudah HaKohen
Gadol V'Chaver HaYehudim (Yehudah (Judah) the
High Priest and Council of the Jews |
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According to the directions
of John Hyrcanus, the government of the country after his
death was to be placed in the hands of his wife, and
Aristobulus was originally to receive only the
high-priesthood. He was not however satisfied with this,
so he cast his mother into prison and allowed her to
starve there. By this means he came into the possession of
the throne, which, however, he did not long enjoy, as
after a year's reign he died of a painful illness (103
BC). He was hostile to the Pharisees and pursued them with
ruthlessness.
Aristobulus' successor was his eldest brother, Alexander
Jannĉus, who, together with his two brothers, was freed
from prison by Queen Shelomit [Salome] Alexandra, the
widow of Aristobulus. |
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