Rival Hasmonean brothers contest Jerusalem
Between the Testaments · Draft · BSB
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Date: c. 67–63 BC · Dynastic conflict
Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II struggle for power after Queen Alexandra’s death. Rival appeals draw outside powers into the conflict.
Hyrcanus II is distinct from the earlier John Hyrcanus. Internal conflict helps explain the approach to Roman intervention, without making that intervention inevitable or welcome to every community.
Historical sources and canon context
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Narrates the rival claims and appeals before Pompey’s intervention. Written in the first century AD, looking back on these events.
Dates the civil war to 67–63 BC.
Primary Scripture
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Related Scripture
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Deuteronomy 17:14–20 · teaching
The Torah’s teaching on royal restraint offers a comparison for dynastic ambitions.
Location evidence
Jerusalem locates the contested center, not a precise battle position or negotiating room.
Event map marker: Identified site; [longitude, latitude] = [35.234167, 31.776667]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Jerusalem: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [35.234167, 31.776667]. Classification source: editorial.
OpenBible.info: Jerusalem (CC BY 4.0)
OpenBible.info: Jerusalem (CC BY 4.0)
For the class
How can a succession dispute change a community’s relationship with neighboring powers?
Interpretation and reuse
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