Aristobulus I

Coin of Judah Aristobulus I, reading "Yehudah HaKohen Gadol V'Chaver HaYehudim (Yehudah (Judah) the High Priest and Council of the Jews For other people with this name, see Aristobulus (disambiguation) 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" 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 Jannæus , who, together with his two brothers, was freed from prison by Queen Shelomit [Salome] Alexandra , the widow of Aristobulus.

Josephus would declare him the first Jew in 481 years and three months to wear the diadem on his head. Aristobulus was not only just the first king from the Hasmonean lineage, but the first of any Hebrew kings to claim both the high priesthood and the kingship title. The Sadducees and the Essenes were not concerned about the newly titles of Judah, however, the Pharisees were infuriated of the new kingship title as they felt that the kingship can only be from decedents of the Davidic lineage as the Hasmoneans are Levites . The Pharisees began a massive rebellion, but Aristrobulus died before any attempt to depose of him could occur. The Army of Herod the Great, Volume 443 of Men-at-arms series . Tyndale Bible Dictionary, Tyndale reference library (Illustrated ed.). The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture (Illustrated ed.). Antiquities of the Jews, Book 13, section 301 . A Provocative People: A Secular History of the Jews .

King and High Priest of Judaea Judah Aristobulus I or Aristobulus I / ˌ æ r ɪ s t ə ˈ b j uː l ə s / ( Aristóboulos , the epithet meaning "best-advising" ) was the first Hasmonean king of Judaea from 104 BCE until his death in 103 BCE. He was the eldest of the five sons of John Hyrcanus , the previous leader. Aristobulus's Hebrew name was Judah. He was also referred to as " Philhellene " , meaning he was an admirer of Greek culture . Josephus states that he was the first Jew in "four hundred and eighty three years and three months" to have established a monarchy since the return from the Babylonian Captivity . Aristobulus was not only the first king from the Hasmonean lineage, but the first of any Hebrew king to claim both the high priesthood and kingship title. The Sadducees and the Essenes were not concerned about Aristobulus taking the title of king, but the Pharisees were infuriated; They felt that the kingship could only be held by the descendants of the Davidic line . The Pharisees began a massive rebellion, but Aristobulus died before any attempt to depose of him could occur. The major historical sources of his life are Josephus's Wars of the Jews and Antiquities of the Jews . Aristobulus's reign is particularly noted for the Judaization of Galilee as well as the native Semitic people called Ituraeans . An account originally by Timagenes , Josephus quotes from Strabo 's Historica Hypomnemata describing Aristobulus's regime as kindly and "very serviceable to the Jews" on account of the significantly expanded territory and the integration of "a portion of Ituraean nation whom he joined to them by the bond of circumcision". There are <ref group=Note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

King and High Priest of Judaea Judah Aristobulus I or Aristobulus I ( / ˌ æ r ɪ s t ə ˈ b j uː l ə s / ; ) was the first Hasmonean king of Judaea from 104 BCE until his death in 103 BCE. He was the eldest of the five sons of John Hyrcanus , the previous leader. The Roman–Jewish historian Josephus states that he was the first Jew in "four hundred and eighty-three years and three months" to have established a monarchy since the return from the Babylonian captivity . Aristobulus was not only the first king from the Hasmonean lineage but the first of any Hebrew king to claim the title of both the high priesthood and the kingship. The Sadducees and the Essenes were not concerned about Aristobulus taking the title of king, but the Pharisees , who believed that the kingship could only be held by the descendants of the Davidic line , were infuriated. The Pharisees launched a massive rebellion, but Aristobulus died before any attempt to depose him could occur. The major historical sources on Aristobulus's life are Josephus's Wars of the Jews and Antiquities of the Jews . His reign is particularly noted for the Judaization of Galilee and the native Semitic people called Ituraeans . Josephus, quoting from Strabo 's Historica Hypomnemata , described Aristobulus's regime as kindly and "very serviceable to the Jews" on account of his conquests and the integration of "a portion of Ituraean nation whom he joined to them by the bond of circumcision".

King and High Priest of Judaea Judah Aristobulus I, or Aristobulus I ( / ˌ æ r ɪ s t ə ˈ b j uː l ə s / ; Greek : Ἀριστόβουλος , romanized : Aristóboulos ), was the High Priest of Israel and the first Hasmonean king of Judaea , reigning from 104 BCE until his death the following year. He was the eldest of the five sons of John Hyrcanus , the previous leader. The Roman-Jewish historian Josephus states that he was the first Jew in "four hundred and eighty-three years and three months" to have established a monarchy since the return from the Babylonian captivity. Aristobulus was the first Hebrew king to claim both the high priesthood and the kingship. The Sadducees and the Essenes were not concerned about Aristobulus taking the title of king, but the Pharisees , believing that the kingship could only be held by the descendants of the Davidic line , strongly opposed this. They launched a massive rebellion, but Aristobulus died before any attempt to depose him could be made. The major sources on Aristobulus's life from antiquity are Josephus's The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews . His reign is particularly noted for the Judaization of Galilee and the native Semitic people called the Ituraeans.