1 Maccabees 2:1

1 In those days Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, arose from Jerusalem and dwelt in Modin.

1 Maccabees 2:1 In-Context

1 In those days Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, arose from Jerusalem and dwelt in Modin.

2 And he had five sons: John called Gaddi,

3 Simon called Thassi,

4 Judas who was called Maccabeus,

5 Eleazar called Avaran, and Jonathan whose surname was Apphus.