Salome Alexandra

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Salome Alexandra: (d. 65 BCE) Hasmonean queen, sister of Simeon ben Shetach. After the death of her husband Aristobulus I, she freed his brother, Alexander Jannaeus from prison, and married him shortly thereafter, in accordance with the laws of yibbum. After her second husband's death, she ruled for nine years, during which the Jews prospered both politically and spiritually.

Queen Salome Alexandra Book

By Nissan Mindel

One of the most outstanding Jewish women in our history was Queen Salome Alexandra. Salome Alexandra, the sister of the famous leader of the Sanhedrin, Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach, was the wife of the first Maccabean to take on the title of "king" since the ...

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The Beginning of the Roman Takeover

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