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'''Matthias to Herod''' The idea that [[Josephus]] shows that Herod the Great was a descendent of Matthias of the Hasmonean dynasty has been reported on the article [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antipater_the_Idumaean&diff=146203839&oldid=140957876 "Antipater the Idumaean"] on Wikipedia. That article was then cited [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancient_genealogy/message/443 here] on the Ancient Genealogy group. This linkage is spurious as I shall demonstrate. The spurious linkage is given as follows: : Matthias the Hasmonean had five sons, including Judas Maccabeus & Eleazar Auran, XII:9:4 : Eleazar Auran had Jason, XII:10:6 : Jason had Antipas/Antipator I, XIII:5:8 : Antipas/Antipator had A. II, XIV:1:3 : Antipas/Antipator II was, by Prss. Cypros of Petra Nabatea : Herod the Great, King of Judea Now let's deconstuct it. ==XII 9:4== The relevant part of XII 9:4 says this :<blockquote> "When Judas saw this, he was not terrified.... But when his brother Eleazar, whom they called Auran.... so the elephant fell upon Eleazar, and by his weight crushed him to death."</blockquote> So from this we can say that: A) Judas had a brother Eleazar called Auran; and that B) this Eleazar died at this battle. ==XII 10:6== The relevant part of XII 10:6 says this :<blockquote> "But now as the high priest Alcimus, was resolving to pull down the wall of the sanctuary...[a] stroke made him fall down speechless upon the ground; and undergoing torments for many days, he at length died, when he had been high priest four years. And when he was dead, the people bestowed the high priesthood on Judas; who hearing of the power of the Romans.... He therefore sent to Rome some of his friends, Eupolemus the son of John, and Jason the son of Eleazar.... This decree was written by Eupolemus the son of John, and by Jason the son of Eleazar, when Judas was high priest of the nation, and Simon his brother was general of the army."</blockquote> So from this we can say that : A) When Judas was made high priest, there was some adult named "Jason the son of Eleazar" who is called his "friend", not his nephew. ==XIII 5:8== XIII 5:8 : "Jonathan having thus gotten a glorious victory, and slain two thousand of the enemy, returned to Jerusalem. So when he saw that all his affairs prospered according to his mind, by the providence of God, he sent ambassadors to the Romans, being desirous of renewing that friendship which their nation had with them formerly. He enjoined the same ambassadors, that, as they came back, they should go to the Spartans, and put them in mind of their friendship and kindred. So when the ambassadors came to Rome, they went into their senate, and said what they were commanded by Jonathan the high priest to say, how he had sent them to confirm their friendship. The senate then confirmed what had been formerly decreed concerning their friendship with the Jews, and gave them letters to carry to all the kings of Asia and Europe, and to the governors of the cities, that they might safely conduct them to their own country. Accordingly, as they returned, they came to Sparta, and delivered the epistle which they had received of Jonathan to them; a copy of which here follows: "Jonathan the high priest of the Jewish nation... , , of of , to , , of , . If be , be to mind, it is according to our wishes. We are well also. When in former times an epistle was brought to Onias, who was then our high priest, from Areus, who at that time was your king, by Demoteles, concerning the kindred that was between us and you, a copy of which is here subjoined, we both joyfully received the epistle, and were well pleased with Demoteles and Areus, although we did not need such a demonstration, because we were satisfied about it from the sacred writings yet did not we think fit first to begin the claim of this relation to you, lest we should seem too early in taking to ourselves the glory which is now given us by you...Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of Jason, who are both honorable men belonging to our senate, to the Romans, we gave them this epistle to you also, that they might renew that friendship which is between us." ==Sources== *[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antipater_the_Idumaean&diff=146203839&oldid=140957876 A snapshot of the article "Antipater the Idumaean"] on Wikipedia *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancient_genealogy/message/443 Message 443] on the Google Group "Ancient Genealogy"
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