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Simon Maccabeus
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Prominent leader during the Hasmonean Dynasty. Reigned from 142/3–134 bc. Accomplished Jewish independence from the Seleucids.
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Simon Maccabeus
Simon Maccabeus Prominent leader during the Hasmonean Dynasty. Reigned from 142/3–134 bc. Accomplished Jewish independence from the Seleucids.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Simon (Apocrypha)
5. Simon the son of Mattathias and brother of Judas Maccabeus and Jonathan, whom he succeeded as high priest (143–135 b.c.). See Hasmoneans II.A.G. H. Wilson
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Simon Maccabeus
SIMON MACCABEUS The second son of Mattathias was successor to his brother Jonathan. In 142 bc Simon (d. 135 bc) negotiated a treaty with Syria by supporting Demetrius II against the plunderer Trypho. Under this treaty, Judea was recognized as politically independent. The Syrians were finally driven from
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Simeon
Simeon (sim´ee-uhn; Heb., “to hear”).1 The second son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29:33). Simeon and his brother Levi massacred the men of Shechem to avenge the rape of their sister, Dinah (Gen. 34, recalled in Jth. 9:1–4). Simeon was later held hostage in Egypt when Joseph sent the other brothers back
Simon
Simon (si´muhn).1 Simon Maccabeus, the son of Mattathias Hashmon and ruler of Judea 142–134 bce. Following in the tradition of his brothers Judas Maccabeus and Jonathan, he led the Jewish forces against the Seleucids and won independence for Judea, establishing the Hasmonean dynasty, which would endure
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Simeon
Simeon (Heb. šimʿôn)1. The second son of Jacob (Gen. 35:23); the eponymous ancestor of the tribe whose territory was within the southern limits of Judah (Josh. 19:1–9). Simeon and his brother Levi exacted treacherous and violent revenge for the rape of their sister Dinah by a local prince called Shechem
Simon
Simon (Gk. Sɩ́mon; Heb. šimʿôn)1. Simon, surnamed the Just (Gk. dikaios, also meaning “righteous”), who according to Josephus (Ant. 12.43) succeeded his father Onias in the high priesthood. This places him within the period of Ptolemy I’s rule over Judea (301–282 b.c.e.). A scholion to Megillat Taʿanit
Ecclesiastical Dictionary: Containing, in Concise Form, Information upon Ecclesiastical, Biblical, Archæological, and Historical Subjects
Machabeus
Machabeus (Simon).—Brother of Jonathas Machabeus, died in 135 b.c. Acknowledged high-priest by Demetrius Nicator, he made an alliance with the Romans; expelled the Syrians from Jerusalem; procured the independence of Judea, after the victory over Antiochus VII., surnamed Sidetes by his sons, Judas and
All the People in the Bible: An A–Z Guide to the Saints, Scoundrels, and Other Characters in Scripture
Simon Maccabeus (141–135 BCE)
Simon Maccabeus (141–135 bce)Simon was the second of Mattathias’s five sons, but because of their military talents his younger brothers Judas and Jonathan had been the leaders of the successful rebellion against Syrian rule. When independence had been all but achieved, Simon’s time had come. He was
The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volumes 1–5
SIMEON
SIMEON, SIMEONITES sim´ee-uhn, sim´ee-uh-nit [שִׁמְעוֹן‎ shimʿon, בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן‎ bene shimʿon; Συμεών Symeōn]. Simeon is a personal name of uncertain etymology that occurs in both the OT and NT. The most common explanation of the name is based on Gen 29:33, which derives the name from the Hebrew word
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