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Judas Maccabaeus

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Judas Maccabaeus [ˌmækəˈbiːəs]
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(Biographies / Judas Maccabaeus (2nd century bc-2nd century bc) M, Jewish, POLITICS: military leader) Jewish leader, whose revolt (166-161 bc) against the Seleucid kingdom of Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) enabled him to recapture Jerusalem and rededicate the Temple
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Noun1.Judas Maccabaeus - Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BCJudas Maccabaeus - Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)
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