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Helena of Adiabene

d. c. 50 CE · 1st century

Helena was queen of Adiabene in northern Mesopotamia in the 1st century CE, wife of King Monobazus I and mother of Izates II. According to Josephus she and her son converted to Judaism. She settled in Jerusalem, sent food to the city during a famine in the 40s CE, and was buried in the monumental tomb now called the Tomb of the Kings.

Helena of Adiabene
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Helena of Adiabene. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/helena-of-adiabene
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