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Jannæus, Alexander

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The second of the Asmonæan kings of Judea; reigned in the beginning of the century before Christ; insulted the Jews by profaning the rites of their religion, and roused a hostility against him which was appeased only by his death, the news of which was received with expressions of triumphant exultation.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jannæus, Alexander'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​j/jannaus-alexander.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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