161 BC · AM 3843 · Intertestamental
Jonathan succeeds Judas
After Judas died, the resistance chose his brother Jonathan as leader. Under pressure from Bacchides, Jonathan gathered his followers in the wilderness east of Tekoa and continued the struggle.
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