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John Hyrcanus I

IntertestamentalHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

Description

Son of Simon Maccabeus; high priest and ethnarch of Judea 134–104 BC. Forced the conversion of the Idumeans (creating the conditions for Herod's rise) and destroyed the Samaritan temple on Mount Gerizim.

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