Second Temple period 445 BCE – Return of Zion. Jews returning to the Hebron area. 164 BCE – The Hasmonean Revolt – Yehuda HaMaccabi conquers Hebron. 130 BC – The Hasmonean John Hyrcanus conquers the Hebron area and converts the Reds. 20 BC – Herod builds the huge structure above the Cave of the Patriarchs. 70 CE – The destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans. The destruction of Jerusalem and Hebron. The structure above the Cave of the Patriarchs remains intact! 73 – The destruction of Masada