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Modi'in (ancient city)
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Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in Judea, near the modern city of Modi'in, Israel. First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the p
A Jewish burial cave unearthed at Khirbet Midiyeh, near Mevo Modi'im, one of several proposed sites for the ancient city of Modi'in
A Jewish burial cave unearthed at Khirbet Midiyeh, near Mevo Modi'im, one of several proposed sites for the ancient city of Modi'in
Qubur al-Yahud, pictured in 1960
Qubur al-Yahud, pictured in 1960
Al-Midya (el Medieh), Khirbet el-Hammam and Sheikh el-Garbawi in the PEF Survey of Western Palestine (1871–77)
Al-Midya (el Medieh), Khirbet el-Hammam and Sheikh el-Garbawi in the PEF Survey of Western Palestine (1871–77)
Part of a Jewish rock-cut burial complex excavated in 1995 at Khirbet el-Hammam
Part of a Jewish rock-cut burial complex excavated in 1995 at Khirbet el-Hammam
Hasmonean dynasty
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The Hasmonean dynasty was the Jewish ruling dynasty of Judea during the Hellenistic times of the Second Temple period, from c. 141 BC to 37 BC.
Modi'in (ancient city)
…Jewish city located in Judea, near the modern city of Modi'in, Israel. First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership over Judea following the victorious Maccabean uprising. Modi’in was known in ancient times for housing the mausoleum of the…
Coin of Antigonus II Mattathias, the last Hasmonean king of Judea (r. 40–37 BC)
Coin of Antigonus II Mattathias, the last Hasmonean king of Judea (r. 40–37 BC)
Wojciech Stattler's Machabeusze (Maccabees), 1844
Wojciech Stattler's Machabeusze (Maccabees), 1844
Tetradrachm with portrait of Antiochus IV. Reverse shows Zeus seated on a throne. The Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡ
Tetradrachm with portrait of Antiochus IV. Reverse shows Zeus seated on a throne. The Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ (of King Antiochus, God Manifest, Bringer of Victory).
Mattathias of Modi'in killing a Jewish apostate, engraving by Gustave Doré
Mattathias of Modi'in killing a Jewish apostate, engraving by Gustave Doré