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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 MaccabaeusJudas 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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Inmates participated in the service, helping the rabbi read the story of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the temple under Judas Maccabaeus in 165 B.
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Tradition holds that Judas Maccabaeus searched for sacred oil to relight the temple menorah, but he found only enough oil to last one day.
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It commemorates a historic event, the victory of the Jewish warrior Judas Maccabaeus over the Syrian king Antiochus Epiphanes 22 centuries ago, as described in the ancient books of the Maccabees.
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