'''Idumeans''' also known as '''Ercolians''' are the '''YESOD SHEBE MALKHUTMALCHUT''' spiritual descendants of Parthian Noahites of Edom forcibly converted to Judaism by John Hyrcanus around 100BC when he ordered the entire population to be enslaved and then freed. Hence they can also be referred to as '''Hyrcanians''' after John Hyrcanus. They are also known less accurately as '''Red Jews'''. They were focussed more on encountering the Messianic Archangel Metatron than other groups in Judaism.
Although Ercolians accept the Mishna they do not have a very sophisticated understanding of Judaism and are comparable to Samaritans, Falashahs and other kinds of Karaites such as the 5th century [[Sadducee]]-Ishmaelites described by [[Sozomenus]]. Nevertheless, unlike those groups, Idumeans do accept the Mishnah.
