Alcimus, High priest, -159 B.C.
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Name (Latin)
Alcimus, High priest, -159 B.C.
Other forms of name
nnea Alcimus, High priest, d. 159 B.C
Alkimos, High priest, -159 B.C
Eliakim, High priest, -159 B.C
Elyaqum, High priest, -159 B.C
Joachim, High priest, -159 B.C
Jakim, High priest, -159 B.C
Jacimus, High priest, -159 B.C
Date of death
-0159
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Scolnic, B. Alcimus, enemy of the Maccabees, c2005:t.p. (Alcimus)
- Brill's New Pauly:(Alcimus (Alkimos))
- Encyclopaedia Judaica:(Alcimus, high priest 162-160 (or 159) B.C.E., Hellenized form of the Jewish name Jakim [in rom.] or Eliakim [in rom.])
- Alcimus (from Greek: Ἄλκιμος Alkimos, "valiant" or Hebrew אליקום Elyaqum, "God will rise"), also called Jacimus, or Joachim (Ἰάκειμος), was a High Priest of Israel for three years, 162-159 BCE, who espoused the Syrian cause ( (Wikipedia, May 17, 2018:) )
- אַלְקִימוּס (בספרות חז"ל מופיע גם תחת השמות אליקים, יקים, וכן "יקום איש צרורות"[1] ) היה כהן גדול מתיוון שקנה את משרת הכהונה הגדולה לאחר הוצאתו להורג של מנלאוס. הכהן הגדול האחרון לפני הכוהנים הגדולים מבית חשמונאי ( (Wikipedia, May 17, 2018:) )
Wikipedia description:
Alcimus (from Ancient Greek: Ἄλκιμος Alkimos, "valiant" or Hebrew אליקום Elyaqum, "God will rise"), also called Jakeimos, Jacimus, or Joachim (Ἰάκειμος), was High Priest of Israel for three years from 162–159 BCE. He was a moderate Hellenizer who favored the ruling government of the Seleucid Empire (Greek Syria) and opposed the Maccabean Revolt which was in progress at the time.
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