Mattathias
Kohen
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Mattathias ben Johanan was a Kohen who helped spark the Maccabean Revolt against the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. Mattathias's story is related in the deuterocanonical book of 1 Maccabees and in the writings of Josephus. Wikipedia
Died: 165 BC
Children: Judas Maccabeus, Simon Thassi, Jonathan Apphus, and more
Parents: Yohannan
Grandchild: John Hyrcanus
Full name: Mattathias ben Johanan
Dynasty: Hasmonean