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Hilkiah (Hill-kai-yah). Father of Susanna. Holofernes (Ha-la-fair-nees). Commander of Nebuchanezzar’s forces in their war against the Jews, in the story of Judith and Holofernes. Jamnia (Jam-nia). Hebrew: Javneh, a Philistine city mentioned in 1 Maccabees. Joakim (Joe-a-kim). (1) A high priest and military leader in the book of Judith who orders the people of Bethulia to defend the passes leading to Jerusalem against Holofernes’ army. (2) The husband of Susanna. Jonathan, son of Mattathias. After the death of his brother, Judas, Jonathan led the Maccabean Revolt from 160–143 BC. Joppa, Joppites (Ja-pa, Ja-pites). A seaport on the coast of the Mediterranean and its inhabitants, associated with the settlement of the tribe of Dan. Jordan River (Jore-dan). The most prominent river in Israel, it runs from Mt. Hermon in the north to the Dead Sea in the south. Judah, Judea (Joo-dah, Joo-dee-ah). Judea is the modern form of the name Judah , and both are common names for the mountainous region surrounding Jerusalem. Judas Maccabeus (Joo-das Macc-a-be-us). The son of Mattathias, who led the Maccabean Revolt after the death of his father. The name Judas means “a man of Judah” and Maccabeus means “hammer.”