Aristobulos

This name derives from the Greek “Aristóboulos (᾿Αριστόβουλος),” meaning “one who advises wisely,” from “áristos (ἄρῐστος),” meaning “best, better, excellent, first-rate, thorough.” 1) Aristobulus I (reigned 104–103 BC), the first ruler of the Hebrew Hasmonean Dynasty to call himself “king,” was the eldest of the five sons of John Hyrcanus, the previous leader. 2) Aristobulus II was the Jewish High Priest and King of Judea, 66 BC to 63 BC, from the Hasmonean Dynasty. 3) Aristobulus III (53–36 BC) was the last scion of the Hasmonean royal house, brother of Herod the Great’s wife Mariamne, and paternal grandson of Aristobulus II.