KING HEROD THE GREAT COIN This period is marked by

This period is marked by the emergence of national kingdoms—such as Tyre

An Imperial edict exempted many skilled craftsmen from taxes

"Canaan" refers to the area including all of Palestine and parts of Syria

((Time of lighting )) The candles must be lit before the official starting time of Shabbat

while not truly Jewish in character

KING HEROD THE GREAT COIN This period is marked byDuring the rule of John Hyrcanus II (63 40 BCE), an Idumaean convert to Judaism Antipater was appointed by Julius Caesar as the de facto administrator of Judaea. Idumaeans were descendants of Esau, living in Edom, a country bordering Judaea in what is now southwest Jordan, between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. Antipater chose his younger son, Herod, who was still only a boy, as governor of Galilee. When the last Hasmonean king, Antigonus