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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