Joel M. Hoffman, PhD · @JoelMHoffmanPhD
416 followers · 253 posts · Server newsie.socialThe #Hasmonean ("#Maccabee") John Hyrcannus — who inherited #Jerusalem when his brother-in-law killed his brothers and his father — forcibly converted the entire region to Judaism.
This is why the inhabitants of Idumaea (Biblical Edom) became technically Jewish.
And, astonishingly, this is why #Herod could eventually destroy Jerusalem.
This is also a bizarre connection between #Hanukkah and #Christmas...
#holiday #history #facts #hasmonean #maccabee #jerusalem #herod #hanukkah #christmas #histodons
Benny Powers 🇨🇦️🇮🇱️ · @bp
122 followers · 214 posts · Server social.bennypowers.dev
More on the recent discovery of coins minted approximately 2200 years ago by the #Jewish #Hasmonean dynasty in the #Judea desert, from the #Israel #Antiquities Authority
#antiquities #Israel #judea #hasmonean #Jewish