The founder of the dynasty was the great-great-grandson of Hasmon, leading to the alternative family name. After Jonathan renewed the alliance with Rome, he was murdered by th
The founder of the dynasty was the great-great-grandson of Hasmon, leading to the alternative family name. After Jonathan renewed the alliance with Rome, he was murdered by the Syrians, and the dynasty ended when his brother Simon was murdered in 135  by Ptolemy, his son-in-law. FTP, identify this Jewish family, which gained note when Mattathias stood up to Antiochus IV, named when Judah was called the hammerer.
The founder of the dynasty was the great-great-grandson of Hasmon, leading to the alternative family name.
the Maccabees