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The main phase of the revolt lasted from 167 to 160 BCE and ended with the Seleucids in control of Judea, but conflict between the Maccabees, Hellenized Jews, and the Seleucids continued until 134 BCE, with the Maccabees eventually attaining independence. The revolt had a great impact on Jewish nationalism, as an example of a successful ...
While escorting Jewish refugees back to Judea, the Maccabees ran into resistance at the town of Ephron. The Maccabees attacked it, plundered and razed the town, and killed the male inhabitants. The refugees returned to Judea safely and successfully. According to 2 Maccabees, the refugees arrived just in time to celebrate the Feast of Weeks. [4]
The descendants of Mattathias. The Maccabees (/ ˈ m æ k ə b iː z /), 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.
The Maccabees and the Roman Republic hold negotiations and form a tentative pact of mutual aid. [74] Early 160 BCE. Demetrius defeats Timarchus's revolt in the eastern half of the Seleucid Empire. [74] Nisan (April) 160 BCE. Battle of Elasa: A Seleucid army under Bacchides defeats the Maccabees. Judas Maccabeus dies in the battle. [74] c. 160 ...
Part of the Maccabean Revolt. Maccabees: Seleucid Empire: 163 BCE 163 BCE Maccabee campaigns of 163 BC. Part of the Maccabean Revolt. Maccabees: Seleucid Empire: 163 BCE 163 BCE Battle of Dathema. Part of the Maccabean Revolt. Maccabees: Seleucid Empire: 162 BCE 162 BCE Battle of Beth Zechariah. Part of the Maccabean Revolt. Maccabees: Seleucid ...
8 Maccabees, in Greek, a brief account of the revolt which draws on Seleucid sources, preserved in the Chronicle of John Malalas (pp. 206–207 in Dindorf). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The first two books are considered canonical by the Catholic Church [ 5 ] and the first three books are considered canonical by the Eastern Orthodox Church .
The non-Jewish Idumeans, Samaritans, and Greek residents of coastal towns would go on to cause quite a bit of trouble for the Maccabees as the Maccabean Revolt proceeded, forcing Judas and his army to protect Jews in the outlying areas and escort them to Judea as refugees during the campaigns of 163 BC. [2]
Nicanor's military governance of Judea, the Battle of Caphar-salama, and the Battle of Adasa are recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 7:26–50), the book of 2 Maccabees (2 Maccabees 14:12–33, 2 Maccabees 15:1–36), and in Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews Book 12, Chapter 10. The Battle of Caphar-salama is portrayed with fairly ...