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What (who) is Maccabees - definition
GROUP OF JEWISH REBEL WARRIORS WHO TOOK CONTROL OF JUDEA
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Maccabees
·noun ·pl The name given later times to the Asmonaeans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 ·b.c., which led to a period of freedom for Israel.
II. Maccabees ·noun ·pl The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.
Maccabees
['mak?bi:z]
¦ plural noun the followers or family of the 2nd-century Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus.
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Maccabean ?mak?'bi:?n adjective
Maccabees
The Maccabees (), also spelled Machabees (, or , ; or ; , ), were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea, which at the time was part of the Seleucid Empire. They founded the Hasmonean dynasty, which ruled from 167 BCE to 37 BCE, being a fully independent kingdom from about 110 to 63 BCE.
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Maccabees
The Maccabees (), also spelled Machabees (Hebrew: מַכַּבִּים, Makkabbīm or מַקַבִּים, Maqabbīm; Latin: Machabaei or Maccabaei; Ancient Greek: Μακκαβαῖοι, Makkabaioi), were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea, which at the time was part of the Seleucid Empire. They founded the Hasmonean dynasty, which ruled from 167 BCE to 37 BCE, being a fully independent kingdom from about 110 to 63 BCE. They reasserted the Jewish religion, expanded the boundaries of Judea by conquest, and reduced the influence of Hellenism and Hellenistic Judaism.
Examples of use of Maccabees
1. Like the Maccabees, Israel has defended itself bravely against enemies seeking its destruction.
2. "The days of Hanukkah, during which the Temple was purified by the Maccabees!
3. Led by the Maccabees, the Jews drove the Greeks from Jerusalem and reclaimed the temple for religious services. (This version CORRECTS driver‘s age to 78, not 76.))
4. The wall of family photos I stood in front of this week is the same wall that at Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabees and on Pesach the Exodus from Egypt.
5. The Armenians formed the first Christian state, one that has endured in embattled isolation and proud independence: In their literature, written in a unique script unchanged over 15 centuries, the Armenians accordingly identify themselves with the Maccabees.