Jonathan Apphus
| Jonathan Apphus | |
|---|---|
16th-century French artist’s impression of Jonathan Apphus, from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum | |
| Leader of the Maccabees | |
| Reign | 161–143 BCE |
| Predecessor | Judah Maccabee |
| Successor | Simon Thassi |
| High Priest of Judaea | |
| Successor | Simon Thassi |
| Died | 143 BCE Baskama |
| Burial | |
| Dynasty | Hasmonean |
| Father | Mattathias |
| Religion | Second Temple Judaism |
Jonathan Apphus (Hebrew: יוֹנָתָן אַפְּפוּס Yōnāṯān ʾApfūs; Ancient Greek: Ἰωνάθαν Ἀπφοῦς, Iōnáthan Apphoûs) was one of the sons of Mattathias and the leader of the Hasmonean dynasty of Judea from 161 to 143 BCE.