Wikipedia's first sentence called it “oldest of the sons of mattathias”. Today it says “son of mattathias the hasmonean and brother of judas maccabeus”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “2nd century BCE Maccabean revolt leader, oldest son of Mattathias, and brother of Judas Maccabeus”. It now reads “2nd century BCE Maccabean revolt leader”.
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2nd century BCE Maccabean revolt leader Not to be confused with John Gotti or John Gaddy . John Gaddi ( Hebrew : Johanan or Yohanan ) (d. c. 160–159 BCE ) was a son of Mattathias the Hasmonean and brother of Judas Maccabeus . The Hasmonean family lead the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire which ruled Judea in the 160s BCE. John's activities are not as well-documented as his other brothers. He is usually considered to have been the eldest of Mattathias's five sons. Alternative forms of his cognomen "Gaddi" include "Gaddis" and "Gaddim". There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). See the 1899 Douai-Rheims Bible as an example: 1 Maccabees 2:2 .
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John Gaddi (John Caddis in the King James Version ) was the oldest of the sons of Mattathias , and brother of Judas Maccabeus . His 'nickname' Gaddi is a Hebrew term, meaning "My Fortune".
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Johanan (also referred to as John Gaddi, or John Caddis in the King James Version ) was the oldest of the sons of Mattathias , and brother of Judas Maccabeus .He was one of the leaders of the revolt of the Maccabees in the 2nd century BC.
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Johanan (or John Gaddi/Caddis in the King James Version , Hebrew : יוחנן הגדי) was the oldest of the sons of Mattathias , and brother of Judas Maccabeus . He was one of the leaders of the revolt of the Maccabees in the 2nd century BC.
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2nd century BCE Maccabean revolt leader, oldest son of Mattathias, and brother of Judas Maccabeus Not to be confused with John Gotti or John Gaddy .Johanan or John Gaddi ( Caddis in the King James Version , Gaddis in the Douai-Rheims Version , Hebrew : יוחנן הגדי) was the oldest of the sons of Mattathias , and brother of Judas Maccabeus .He was one of the leaders of the revolt of the Maccabees in the 2nd century BC. 1 Maccabees 2:2 : Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “oldest of the sons of mattathias”. Today it says “son of mattathias the hasmonean and brother of judas maccabeus”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “2nd century BCE Maccabean revolt leader, oldest son of Mattathias, and brother of Judas Maccabeus”. It now reads “2nd century BCE Maccabean revolt leader”. Read the current article and compare.
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oldest of the sons of mattathias
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son of mattathias the hasmonean and brother of judas maccabeus
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