Dr. Jodi Magness
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And there's another series of battles and Judah loses his life and another couple of his brothers eventually die. But what happens eventually is that under a couple of Judah's other brothers, Jonathan and Simon, Eventually, the Jews are able to gain independence, complete independence from Seleucid rule. This finally happens under Simon, the youngest of the five brothers.
So by 140 BC, there's an independent Jewish kingdom in Judea ruled by Judah's youngest brother. And then after Simon's death, the successors of these brothers, the Hasmoneans, rule this kingdom, which over the course of time expands through territorial expansion. They take over adjoining territories also that had been under Seleucid rule. Very interesting.
So by 140 BC, there's an independent Jewish kingdom in Judea ruled by Judah's youngest brother. And then after Simon's death, the successors of these brothers, the Hasmoneans, rule this kingdom, which over the course of time expands through territorial expansion. They take over adjoining territories also that had been under Seleucid rule. Very interesting.
So by 140 BC, there's an independent Jewish kingdom in Judea ruled by Judah's youngest brother. And then after Simon's death, the successors of these brothers, the Hasmoneans, rule this kingdom, which over the course of time expands through territorial expansion. They take over adjoining territories also that had been under Seleucid rule. Very interesting.
They forcibly convert the populations of these territories that they conquer, which were not Jewish territories. They forcibly convert them to Judaism and eventually establish a pretty significant independent kingdom that encompasses substantial areas outside of Judea.
They forcibly convert the populations of these territories that they conquer, which were not Jewish territories. They forcibly convert them to Judaism and eventually establish a pretty significant independent kingdom that encompasses substantial areas outside of Judea.
They forcibly convert the populations of these territories that they conquer, which were not Jewish territories. They forcibly convert them to Judaism and eventually establish a pretty significant independent kingdom that encompasses substantial areas outside of Judea.