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Judas Maccabeus (or Judah the Maccabee from the Hebrew : Yehudah HaMakabi ) was the third son of the Jewish priest Mathathias.¹ He led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167-160 BC). His surname Maccabeus is from the Syriac word "maqqaba" (hammer), and this name was granted to him in recognition of his ferocity in battle. In 175 BC, Antiochus IV Epiphanes assumed the emperorship of the Seleucid Empire and began a campaign of assimilation against the Jews in Palestine. In an effort to unify the Greek elements of his empire, Antiochus determined to destroy the Jewish faith and Hellenize the sons of Jacob. However, a priest from Modin, Mattathias, resisted assimilation and instigated a rebellion when he killed one of the emperor's officers. The resistance he started was to be nurtured and led by his son, who would go on to join Joshua, Gideon, and David as one of the greatest warriors in Jewish history.²

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Judea under Judas Maccabeus Judas Maccabeus (or Judah Maccabee , also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabaeus, Hebrew : יהודה המכבי , Yehudah HaMakabi , Judah the Hammer) was a Kohen and the third son of the Jewish priest Mattathias . He led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167-160 BCE) and is acclaimed as one of the greatest warriors in Jewish history alongside Joshua , Gideon and David . The Jewish feast of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the temple in Jerusalem in 165 BCE, after Judah Maccabee removed the pagan statuary.

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Judea under Judah Maccabee Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus , also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabaeus, Hebrew : יהודה המכבי , Y'hudhah HaMakabi ) was a Jewish priest ( kohen ) and a son of the priest Mattathias . He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167–160 BCE). The Jewish feast of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE, after Judah Maccabee removed the Hellenistic statuary.

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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus , also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabæus, Hebrew : יהודה המכבי , Yehudah ha-Makabi ) was a Jewish priest ( kohen ) and a son of the priest Mattathias . He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167–160 BCE). The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE, after Judah Maccabeus removed all of the statues depicting Greek gods and goddesses and purified it. The modern Hebrew spelling for Maccabaeus follows a reconstruction based on the Greek name Μακκαβαῖος (the double "kk" being rendered as the Hebrew character kaph = כ ), while overlooking the more ancient spelling of this name found in the Aramaic Scroll of Antiochus , and where the name is rendered as מַקבֵּי .

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Jewish priest who led the Maccabean Revolt For Handel's oratorio, see Judas Maccabaeus (Handel) . ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus , also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabæus, Hebrew : יהודה המכבי, Yehuda HaMakkabbi ) was a Jewish priest ( kohen ) and a son of the priest Mattathias . He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167–160 BCE). The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE, after Judah Maccabee removed all of the statues depicting Greek gods and goddesses and purified it. The modern Hebrew spelling for Maccabaeus follows a reconstruction based on the Greek name Μακκαβαῖος (the double "kk" being rendered as the Hebrew character kaph = כ ), while overlooking the more ancient spelling of this name found in the Aramaic Scroll of Antiochus , and where the name is rendered as מַקבֵּי .

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Jewish priest who led the Maccabean Revolt For Handel's oratorio, see Judas Maccabaeus (Handel) . Judas Maccabaeus or Maccabeus ( / ˌ m æ k ə ˈ b iː ə s / MAK -ə- BEE -əs ), also known as Judah Maccabee ( Hebrew : יהודה המכבי , romanized : Yehudah HaMakabi ), was a Jewish priest ( kohen ) and a son of the priest Mattathias . He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167–160 BCE). The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE after Judah Maccabee removed all of the statues depicting Greek gods and goddesses and purified it. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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