135 BC · AM 3869 · Intertestamental

Simon is murdered; John Hyrcanus succeeds him

Simon and two sons were murdered at a banquet near Jericho by his son-in-law Ptolemy. Simon's surviving son John Hyrcanus escaped the plot and succeeded to the high priesthood and government.

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This event closes the account in 1 Maccabees 16. BibleTimescape uses that book here as a historical source, not as part of Scripture. About canon labels →
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