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	Judah Maccabee
		After this, Judah captured Mt. Zion, purged the temple of Hellenistic cult paraphernalia, reconstructed the sanctuary according to Torah prescriptions and reconsecrated it to the worship of YHWH [Dec. 164 BCE].
		Judah was repelled, however, in his attempt to drive the Syrian garrison from the rest of Jerusalem and was defeated near the village of Beth Zechariah, southwest of Jerusalem [162 BCE].
		Though Judah himself never held an official political position other than ad hoc general of the Jewish rebellion, he had a major influence on the direction of later history by initiating an alliance with the republic of Rome against the Greek Syrian empire.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/maccabee_judah.html (0 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Judah Maccabee
		Judah Maccabee, also known as The Hammer of God, is a fictional warrior in the First Comics multiverse, appearing mostly in Nexus.
		Judah Maccabee was a fearless leader, a brilliant battlefield tactician and a man capable of inspiring thousands to take up arms in the battle for the preservation of Judaism.
		When at last the Jews captured Jerusalem, rededicated the Temple and witnessed the miracle of the oil, it was with Judah Maccabee as the leader of the Hasmonean family and at the head of the Jewish army of liberation.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Judah-Maccabee (383 words)

	Who Was Judah Maccabee Anyway? - Torah.org
		Judah Maccabee was a fearless leader, a brilliant battlefield tactician and a man capable of inspiring thousands to take up arms in the battle for the preservation of Judaism.
		It was Judah Maccabee who conceived of ways for the Jewish forces to out-maneuver the larger, better equipped and seasoned Greek army.
		When at last the Jews captured Jerusalem, rededicated the Temple and witnessed the miracle of the oil, it was with Judah Maccabee as the leader of the Hasmonean family and at the head of the Jewish army of liberation.
	www.torah.org /features/holydays/judahmaccabee.html (0 words)

	Dave Kopel on Hanukkah on National Review Online
		Judah spoke to his wavering men: "It is not on the size the army that victory in battle depends, but strength comes from Heaven.
		Judah forbade his militia to pursue the fleeing armies or to take booty, because there was still the force of 6,000 Seleucids which had set out in a fruitless search for the Jewish camp, and which would soon return.
		Judah's brother Jonathan, and then his brother Simon took command of the Jewish militia, finally winning complete independence in 142 B.C. At last, "All the people sat under their own vines and fig trees, and there was none to make them afraid" (1 Mac.
	www.nationalreview.com /kopel/kopel120502.asp (2107 words)

	Judah Maccabee
		Judah was a brilliant military strategist, utilizing what were at the time the unconventional military tactics of a guerilla campaign.
		Because Judah's troops were fighting for their homeland, and for the honor of their God, they were extremely motivated.
		In Judah's final battle, he was forced to face a numerically and militarily superior opponent in a situation that favored the Seleucians.
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	JMaccabee.html
		Judah’s father Mattathias was a wise and pious man who loved God and his country.
		Judah Maccabee had far fewer men than the enemy but his knowledge of the country allowed him to organize surprise attacks.
		Judah knew that his first task was to rededicate the Temple.
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	Judah Maccabee - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information
		Judah never even had the time to take a wife, as he was busy with the revolt, and could not settle down.
		After Judah's great loss in Beit Zechariah, he went on to fight a losing battle north of Elasa, where he was mortally wounded on the field of battle.
		The festival of lights remembers the cleansing of the Temple by Judah Maccabee and his followers and the miracle of the little jar of oil.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/subtopics/Judah-Maccabee-158880.html (505 words)

	Maccabee
		Judas, his middle son, proves to be the genius in battle and becomes known throughout Judea as the Maccabee, the hammer.
		As Judas leads the nation in the struggle for freedom, one of his continuing motivations is love for the woman promised him since childhood but who has been caught in the midst of the conflict.
		Maccabee draws extensively on the ancient writings of Josephus and the apocryphal works 1 and 2 Maccabees.
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	Levis JCC Maccabi Games Press Room (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Judah Macabee was one of the great warriors in Jewish history; who laid the foundation of the future Hasmonean state.
		Judah entered at the head of his army, purified the defiled Temple and instituted a festival of eight days, which became a permanent festival, Hannukah.
		Judah was killed during one of the battles, and his body was taken by his brothers from the battlefield to be buried in the family sepulchre in Modi’in, which today is a settlement in Israel.
	www.levisjcc.org /maccabi/press/origins_of_the_name_maccabi.htm (243 words)

	Maccabee (Micronauts foe)
		Maccabee was a powerful and burly humanoid being from somewhere in the Microverse who was almost 9' tall, although he stooped slightly.
		Maccabee had no hair, fl eyes and bumps on his brow, which probably helped with head-butting, and sneered a lot, seemingly reveling in violence.
		The Imperial Gamesman selected Maccabee to act as his personal bodyguard when he was in the Yard of the Gladiators, where other kidnapped aliens were forced into the pre-game trials.
	www.marvunapp.com /Appendix3/maccabeemv.htm (621 words)

	Hanuka - Backgrounder
		Judah Maccabee enters the Temple and reinstitutes the sacrifices; Reconsecration of the Temple
		The rebellion, which began in the village of Modi'in, was led by the old Hasmonean priest, Matityahu.
		Judah Maccabee defeated Antiochus' army and liberated Jerusalem in 165 BCE.
	www.jafi.org.il /education/festivls/hanuka/h1.html (710 words)

	The Story behind Hanukkah or Chanukah
		Judah became known as Judah Maccabee ("Judah the Hammer").
		The festival of Hanukkah was instituted by Judah Maccabee and his brothers to celebrate this event.[2] After having recovered Jerusalem and the Temple, Judah ordered the Temple to be cleansed, a new altar to be built in place of the polluted one and new holy vessels to be made.
		According to the Talmud, oil was needed for the menorah in the Temple, which was supposed to burn throughout the night every night.
	www.celebrating-hanukkah.com /about/hanukkah-story.shtml (0 words)

	2005-01-07-Maccabees-Howard Rubenstein
		I had assumed that reading Maccabee would be slow laborious study for which I would be rewarded with knowledge not readily accessible to anyone else.
		Maccabee was one of the easiest, most enjoyable books I have ever read about ancient times—the result, I'm certain, of Rubenstein's remarkable feel for the rhythm of language, his ability to fictionalize, and his abundantly clear love for his subject matter.
		Using The Books of the Maccabees as his source, Rubenstein tells us not only of the revolt against Antiochus Epiphanes by Mattathias and his sons, including Judah Maccabee—the events that we celebrate annually at Chanukah—but also relates the events and wars during the reigns of Judah, Jonathan and Simon.
	www.jewishsightseeing.com /dhh_weblog/2005-blog/2005-01-blog/2005-01-07-rubenstein-maccabee.htm (422 words)

	Articles - Maccabees (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Maccabees (Hebrew: ×××‘×× or ××§×‘××, Makabim) were Jewish rebels who fought against the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Hellenistic Seleucid dynasty, who was succeeded by his infant son Antiochus V Eupator.
		The Maccabees founded the Hasmonean royal dynasty and established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel for about one hundred years, from 165 BC to 63 BC.
		The name "Maccabee" is sometimes seen used as synonym for the entire Hasmonean Dynasty, but the Maccabees proper were Judah Maccabee and his four brothers.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Maccabees (538 words)

	Annie's Hanukkah Page
		Judah Maccabee, pronounced JOO duh MAK uh bee, was the leader of the Jews in their struggle for independence in the 100's B.C. He was the son of a priest named Mattathias from the ancient city of Modin.
		The small army of Jews was led by Mattathias and subsequently by his son Judas Maccabaeus, or Judah Maccabee.
		In 165 BC the Maccabees purified and rededicated the Temple.
	www.annieshomepage.com /hanukah.html (0 words)

	Chanukah Blessings
		Judah and his four brothers formed an army and chose as their name the word "Maccabee", which means hammer.
		After three years of fighting, the Maccabees were finally successful in driving the Syrians out of Israel and reclaimed the Temple in Jerusalem.
		When Judah and his followers finished cleaning the temple, they wanted to light the eternal light, known as the N'er Tamid, which is present in every Jewish house of worship.
	www.angelfire.com /ma/shayni/chanukah2.html (401 words)

	Maccabean-Jerusalem through Coins
		I Maccabees 13:35..20 Demetrius (II) the king sent him (Simon Maccabee) a favorable reply to this request, and wrote him a letter as follows, "King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest and friend of kings, and to the elders and nation of the Jews, greeting.
		John Hyrcanus, a descendant of Judah Maccabee, was the first Hasmonean leader to mint coinage, indeed he is the first ever to mint Jewish coins.
		Maccabee Dynasty continues and confronts the first military imposition of Pompey and the Roman empire in the next event.
	mysite.verizon.net /vze3xycv/Jerusalem/confHasmonAnt4.htm (1374 words)

	Aish HaTorah - Chanukah Site (Site not responding. Last check: )
		His son Judah, a brilliant tactician and leader, took over as leader, and it was under Judah’s inspired leadership that the Jews were able to successfully confront the Greeks and eventually recapture the Temple.
		For the Maccabees, it was not Jewish physical life that was at stake, but the spiritual life of the Jew.
		The name "Maccabee" is an acronym for the Torah verse "Who is compared to You among the mighty, oh Lord" (Exodus 15:11).
	www.aish.com /holidays/Chanukah/matityahusrevolt.asp (502 words)

	Judah the Maccabee
		When Mattityahu died, Judah, the eldest son, became leader of the rebellion.
		The Maccabees wanted to clean the building and to remove the hated Greek symbols and statues.
		When Judah and his followers finished cleaning the temple, they wanted to light the lamps of the great Menorah.
	www.sln.org.uk /storyboard/stories/j3.htm (417 words)

	Definition of Judah Maccabee
		The Maccabee took advantage of this internal conflict and besieged the Acra with the hope that this power struggle would prevent Seleucid forces from taking the field against the Jews.
		The Maccabee then sent a diplomatic envoy to Rome to request formal recognition of the independent state of Judea.
		The death of the Maccabee stirred the Jews to renewed resistance.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Judah_Maccabee (1162 words)

	Benny Hinn Ministries - The Story of Hanukkah
		Judah became known as Judah Maccabee (Judah The Hammer).
		The festival of Hanukkah was instituted by Judah Maccabee and his brothers to celebrate this event.
		After having recovered Jerusalem and the Temple, Judah ordered the Temple to be cleansed, a new altar to be built in place of the polluted one and new holy vessels to be made.
	www.bennyhinn.org /yourlife/InTheNews-Inside-Israel/The-Story-of-Hanukkah.html (425 words)

	Aish HaTorah - Chanukah Site (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Hasmonean family was led by Matitiyahu and his five sons: Shimon, Yochanan, Yehudah (Judah), Elazar and Yonatan.
		The mantle of leadership passed to his son Judah, and with that the course of history was forever changed.
		With Judah at the helm, the Jews captured Jerusalem, rededicated the Temple and witnessed the miracle of the oil.
	www.aish.com /holidays/Chanukah/judahmaccabee.asp (620 words)

	Judah Maccabee
		After this, Judah captured Mt. Zion, purged the temple of Hellenistic cult paraphernalia, reconstructed the sanctuary according to Torah prescriptions and reconsecrated it to the worship of YHWH (Dec. 164
		Judah was repelled, however, in his attempt to drive the Syrian garrison from the rest of Jerusalem and was defeated near the village of Beth Zechariah, southwest of Jerusalem (162
		I Maccabees - RSV text posted by the Electronic Text Center, U of Va. Chapters 3-9 cover the years of Judah's leadership.
	virtualreligion.net /iho/judah_mac.html (0 words)

	Duncan Royale Judah Maccabee
		It commemorates the great victory of the Maccabees under the leadership of Judah Macca bee over the forces of Antiochus Epiphanes who, in 168 B.C., tried to destroy the Jewish faith.
		After years of fierce fighting, Judah Maccabee was finally able to lead his troops into Jerusalem in victory.
		Although not strictly a gift-giver, Judah Maccabee was the instrument for bringing the gift of freedom and light to the Jews.
	www.christmas-treasures.com /duncan_royale/Collection/SantaIII/JudahMaccabee.htm (307 words)

	Heroes, Hammers and Hanukkah
		Unlike his father Mattathias, Judah is not mentioned by name in any ancient Hebrew sources like the Talmud of Midrash, nor even in the Hanukkah prayers.
		Thus, argues the proponent of this explanation, the great Judah Maccabee was not being named for his fierceness on the battlefield, but rather he was being singled out for the peculiar shape of his skull.
		If this should strike us as an unbecoming manner of referring to a national hero, we should recall that in earlier days, before the widespread adoption of family names, individuals with identical given names had to be told apart somehow, and a distinctive physical characteristic, even if unflattering, often served that purpose effectively.
	www.acs.ucalgary.ca /~elsegal/Shokel/941129_Hammers.html (685 words)

	Chanukah Gifts Children Hanukkah Gifts Kids Judah Maccabee T shirts mugs puzzles posters sweatshirts Judah Maccabee T ...
		Judah Maccabee Hanukkah Poster, 10" x 15" on heavy duty premium quality archival paper, use for years to come
		Judah Maccabee Chanukah Poster, 10" x 15" on heavy duty premium quality archival paper, use for years to come
		Maccabee Chanukah Poster, 10" x 15" on heavy duty premium quality archival paper, use for years to come
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	Hanukah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Led by Judah Maccabee, the most famous of Mattityahu’s five sons, the Maccabees, a force much smaller than the powerful Greek armies, finally triumphed in 165 B.C.E. On the 25th of Kislev, the Maccabees reclaimed the Jewish Temple, which was, at that point, almost unrecognizable as a place of Jewish worship.
		Finally, in one Temple chamber, the Maccabees found a single bottle of oil, which normally would have lasted only one night.
		The fact that the Maccabees became legendary in later years is largely due to Josephus, the Jewish historian of the first century of the Christian era.
	www.everythingjewish.com /Hanukah/origins.htm (1073 words)

	goodvibrationsblog: Judah Maccabee Archives
		you may ask "hey, Judah, why didn't you stay up last night & listen to Misty?" well, I was at the premiere SF engagement of Dreamgirls.
		As it turns out, she works for a not-for-profit family planning organization, and asked that we send the condoms over to them to distribute to those in need.
		Judah and Judi B. finish their Q & A about gay boy and gay girl sex....
	www.carolqueenblog.com /goodvibrationsblog/judah_maccabee (3026 words)

	Quia - Class Page - Lesson 8: Chanukah – A Story of Light
		But a brave man named Judah Maccabee led a small band of fighters to battle against the king’s soldiers.
		Judah Maccabee led the Jews back to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
		On Chanukah we celebrate Judah Maccabee’s victory and the miracle of the oil.
	www.quia.com /pages/t4l82002k2.html (304 words)

	Amazon.com: "Judah Maccabee": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Judah Maccabee, the second son, was the bravest and strongest of the five boys.
		Judah Maccabee's delegation to Rome 332 BC: Egypt is conquered by Alexander the Great.
		The Hanukkah Story -- The story of the Maccabees, a small band of Jewish fighters who liberated the Land of Israel from the Syrian Greeks who occupied it.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Judah-Maccabee (652 words)

	Maccabee Emblem for Tiger Cubs and Cub Scouts in Grades One-Three
		The National Jewish Committee on Scouting developed the Maccabee emblem to help you, a Tiger Cub or Cub Scout who is Jewish learn more about Judaism.
		The Maccabee emblem takes its name from Judah Maccabee and his brothers who led the military and religious struggle against the Syrian King, Antiochus who attempted to suppress the practice of Judaism.
		In the Greater Cleveland Council, all Maccabee Emblem applications are handled by the Cleveland Jewish Committee on Scouting, which covers the cost of the emblem and certificate.
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