Adiabene

Adiabene was an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia with its capital at Arbela. Its rulers converted to Judaism in the 1st Century.^*. The Queen of Adiabene at the time of the conversion to Judaism, Queen Heleni, moved to Jerusalem, and built palaces for herself and her son, King Monbaz at the northern part of the city of David, south of the Temple Mount. During the Roman conquest of Judea and Samaria (68-67 BCE), it was only Adiabene that sent provisions and troops to the rescue of the besieged Galilee.^*

According to the Talmud, both Heleni and Monbaz donated large funds for the Temple.

Rulers of Adiabene

Izates I c. 15 CE
Bazeus Monobazus I 20?-30? and
Heleni c.30-58
Izates II bar Monobazus c.34-58
Vologases (a Parthian rebel oposing Izates II) c. 50
Monobazus II bar Izates 58-midle of the 70's
Meharaspes ? -116
The Roman Empire 116-117
Narsai c. 170-200
unknown 200-c. 310
Aphraates c. 310
The Sassanid Empire 226-649

Bishops of Adiabene

Pkidha (104-114)
Semsoun (120-123)
Isaac (135-148)
Abraham (148-163)
Noh (163-179)
Habel (183-190)
Abedhmiha (190-225)
Hiran (225-258)
Saloupha (258-273)
Ahadabuhi (273-291)
Sri'a (291-317)
Iohannon (317-346)
Abraham (346-347)
Maran-zkha (347-376)
Soubhaliso (376-407)
Daniel (407-431)
Rhima (431-450)
Abbousta (450-499)
Joseph (499-511)
Huana (511-???)

Sources

Brauer, E., The Jews of Kurdistan, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1993.
Solomon Grayzel, A History of the Jews ,New York: Mentor, 1968.
Bishops of Adiabene
History of Aramaic (includes references to Adiabene)
University of Chicago
Adiabene, Jewish Kingdom of Mesopotamia
History of Christianity in Iran
The forced conversion of the Jewish community of Persia and the beginnings of the Kurds
The Y Chromosome Pool of Jews as Part of the Genetic Landscape of the Middle East, American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 69, 1095-1112, 2001.
The history of Judaism in Kurdistan.

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