HEROD THE GREAT – THE LAST HASMONEAN KING Part 1 (Video)
THE LESSER KNOWN SIEGE OF JERUSALEM
Rabbi Dunner illuminates the background to Herod’s rise to power, focusing on the decline of the Hasmonean dynasty that ultimately led to the fateful siege of Jerusalem by the great Roman general, Pompey, in 63 B.C.E.
Thank you to Jacob, Deborah, and Benjamin Thompson for making this video presentation possible.
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