Menelaus (jan 2, 172 BC – jan 1, 162 BC)
Description:
Menelaus, brother of the Temple official Simon of Benjamin/Bilgah (2 Macc 3:ff) (supported by Tobiads) HP → first non-Joshuan HP [i.e., not from family of Joshua, HP in Persian period and the first HP of the Second Temple] (VanderKam, From Joshua to Caiaphas)Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 2, 172 BC
jan 1, 162 BC
~ 10 years