Jonathan Apphus
♂Description
Youngest son of Mattathias; led the Hasmonean cause after Judas's death. Appointed high priest by Alexander Balas in 152 BC, founding the Hasmonean priestly dynasty. Treacherously killed by Trypho in 143 BC.
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Family tree
Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.
