Divrei Yosippon — Sefer Yosippon — Chapter 52: Death of Herod’s Sons

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52:1

Alexander and Aristobulus are tried under Roman influence and eventually condemned.

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52:2

Herod orders their execution despite repeated interventions and the absence of stable proof acceptable to all.

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52:3

The deaths shock the kingdom and leave Antipater, Herod’s older son, in a stronger position.

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52:4

The king who feared rivals within the Hasmonean line destroys his own sons born from that line.

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