Hasmonaean Double cornucopia Coin in the defeated Roman province

in the defeated Roman province of Judea

but in some homes

alongside the powerful empires of Assyria and Babylon

sometimes called the Great Revolt (Hebrew: המרד הגדול‎ ha-Mered Ha-Gadol)

Candles must be lit 18 to 20 minutes before sunset

Hasmonaean Double cornucopia Coin in the defeated Roman provinceJohn Hyrcanus ( hrkens , Ynn Hurqans; Ancient Greek: , romanized: Inns Hurkans ) was a Hasmonean (Maccabean) leader and Jewish high priest of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until his death in 104 BCE). In rabbinic literature, he is often referred to as Yoanan Cohen Gadol ( ), "John the High Priest"