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Jonathan Apphus
military leader
Years: 185BCE - 142BCE
Jewish Jonathan Apphus is leader of the Hasmonean Dynasty of Judea from 161 to 143 BCE.
The name Apphus could mean = "the dissembler", "the Wary", or "the diplomat", in allusion to a trait prominent in him (1 Maccabees ii.
5).
