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JOHN.—1. The father of Mattathias, and grandfather of the five Maccabæan brothers (1Ma_2:1). 2. The eldest son of Mattathias (1Ma_2:2). In b.c. 161 he was slain by the ‘sons of Jambri’ (1Ma_9:35-42). In 2Ma_8:22, and perhaps again 10:19, he is by mistake called Joseph. 3. The father of Eupolemus (1Ma_8:17, 2Ma_4:11), who was sent by Judas Maccabæus as an ambassador to Rome. 4. An envoy sent by the Jews to treat with Lysias (2Ma_11:17). 5. One of the sons of Simon the Maccabee (1Ma_16:2), commonly known as John Hyrcanus, and described as ‘a (valiant) man’ (1Ma_13:53). See Maccabees, § 5, 6. The father of Simon Peter (Joh_1:42; Joh_21:15-17 RV [Note: Revised Version.] ; AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Jonas), who is called in Mat_16:7 Bar-Jona (h). In the latter passage the form Jônâs may be a contraction for Jôançs, or possibly Peter’s father had two names, as in the case of Saul—Paul. 7. One of the high-priestly family (Act_4:6). 8. John Mark (see Mark). 9. 10. For the Baptist and the Apostle see the following two articles.