Helena of Adiabene (Hebrew: הֶלֵּנִי‎ Hellēnī; died c. 50–56 CE) was a queen mother [1] of Adiabene, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. With her husband-brother Monobaz I, she was the mother of Izates II and Monobaz II.

May 24, 2018 · Helena, Queen of Adiabene, and her sons Kings Izates II and Monobazus II converted to Judaism in the mid-first century C.E. Rabbinic literature preserves several anecdotes about this family, such as Helena’s nazirite vow, her …

Helene was the sister and wife of Monabazus Bazaeus, king of Adiabene at the beginning of the first century CE. Her story is recorded in both Josephus’ Antiquities and rabbinic literature, who both record that she converted to Judaism along with her family.

Helene was the sister and wife of Monabazus Bazaeus, king of Adiabene at the beginning of the first century CE, who converted to Judaism with other members of her family.

Once upon a time in a place called Adiabene [1] there lived a most unusual queen named Helena. She and her husband Monabaz reigned supreme– that is until her husband’s [2] death. Thereafter her son Izates became king. Through a most providential turn of events both Helena and Izates embraced Jewish tradition.

May 12, 2024 · But around 300 years earlier, there was another Queen Helena who had a significant influence on introducing Judaism to a long lost kingdom by the name of Adiabene. Adiabene was a semi-independent country located in what is …

Apr 9, 2014 · Queen Helena of Adiabene lived in the first century C.E. in the semi-autonomous kingdom of Adiabene in the upper Tigris region of Assyria. She famously converted to Judaism and spent many years in Jerusalem—where her generosity and piety earned her a lasting legacy.

It is not often that a queen decides to become a Jewess, but such was the case with Queen Helena of Adiabene, the capital of a rich country which extended over a part of the former Assyrian empire.

Queen of Adiabene, wife of Monobaz I., and mother of Monobaz II.; died about 56 C.E. Her name and the fact that she was her husband's sister (Josephus, "Ant." xx. 2, § 1) show that she was of Greek origin. She became a convert to Judaism about the year 30.

Sep 18, 2014 · Helena of Adiabene (d. 56 CE) was the Queen of the Persian-Armenian kingdom of Adiabene, a vassal of the Parthian Empire. Essentially nothing is known of her early life.