Greek text the son of Onias) and in legend was probably the son of Onias I or, according to some, of the latter's grandson Onias II. Nehemiah xii. 11 Jewish...
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BCE, Onias was obliged to yield to his own brother, Jason, a Hellenizer. According to Josephus, Jason became high priest after the death of Onias, the...
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Onias may refer to: Any of the Jewish high priests known as Onias (Hebrew: חוֹנִיּוֹ Honio, also Honiyya or Honiyahu) at the time of the Second Temple...
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Philopator of Egypt (221–204 BCE). Onias III, son of Simon II (?–175 BC), murdered 170 BCE Onias IV, son of Onias III, fled to Egypt and built a Jewish...
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Simon I, son of Onias I, (310–291 or 300–270 BCE) was High Priest in the Temple in Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. Some writers identify him...
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presided over by kohanim (priests) of the family of Onias III or Onias IV, for whom the "Land of Onias" is named. Aside from a somewhat uncertain allusion...
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contemporary of Alexander the Great. I Maccabees regards Onias as a contemporary of the Spartan king Areus I (309-265 BCE). Onias I is thought to be the father...
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(Ezra 6:12) – Artaxerxes I ruled between Darius I and II. On the other hand, the first decree to rebuild occurred before Darius I, by Cyrus Ezra 1:2, and...
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and was forced into exile. Onias III ruled as High Priest for an unknown length of time prior to Jason's accession. Both Onias III and Jason were sons of...
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the Maccabees first reproduces a letter sent by Areus to the High Priest Onias I, then a letter from the High Priest Jonathan c.144, and a third dated c...
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