Maccabean (Second Temple Period) Widow's Mite (135-37 BCE) Prutah NGC
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In 167 BCE, Judah the HammerMaqqaba in Aramaic; hence Maccabeeled a rebellion against the forces of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who had slaughtered thousands of Jerusalem Jews by invading on the Sabbath.
Judah the Hammer--Maqqaba in Aramaic; hence Maccabeeled a rebellion against the forces of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who had slaughtered thousands of Jerusalem Jews by invading on the...
Widows Mite: Judean Prutah. Bronze prutah of Alexander Janeaus, king of Judaea, minted ca. 100 BCE. The widows mite mentioned in the Gospels of Mark and Luke - Jesus parable about a poor widow who...
Herod I is one of the Bible s most complex figures. A brilliant politician and the greatest builder in Jewish history, he was also a paranoid madman who ruthlessly executed anyone he deemed a threat...
Porcius Festus was the Roman procurator of Judea, holding the post from AD59-62. According to Acts of the Apostles, Festus declared St. Paul insane and sent him to Rome for trial.
Herod Agrippa I was the ruler of the Roman province of Juda during the crucifixion, which modern astronomers have calculated took place on Friday, April 3, 33 CE. A confederate of the deranged Roman...