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What holiday commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees?
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Hannukah.
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When did the Maccabees destroy the Abomination of Desolation?
If it refers to the idolatrous image which the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks) placed in the Jewish Temple, then the answer is 165 BCE, when the Maccabees rededicated the Temple to God. Though some passages in Daniel are explained as prophesying the wars of the Maccabees, the one which your Question is quoting (Daniel 12:11) is interpreted by Jewish commentaries as referring to the Second Destruction (in 68 CE), when the Romans razed the Temple and put their idols in its place. By that time, the Maccabees were no longer extant.
What did the Maccabees cleanse after reclaiming Judea from the Greeks?
They cleansed the Temple in Jerusalem from ritual impurity and rededicated it. See also:More information
When did the Maccabees revolt and drive the Greeks out of Judah?
Around 165 BCE, during the Second Temple period.
Was Judas Maccabee a prophet?
No he was not a prophet. He gathered a list of prophets and Hagiographa prior to AD90 and he also led the Jews in recapturing their worship temple from the Syrian. The uprising was started by the Priest Mattathias who also was Judas father but led by Judas after the death of his father. Read Maccabees 1 and 2
What was a reform of Alexander the Great for the Jews?
Alexander the great did not have a direct impact on the Jews. However, after his death, his empire was split and Ptolemaic rulers took control of Judea among other places. The rulers did things such as putting up temples to Greek deities in Jerusalem and desecrating the King Solomon's temple which was sacred to the Jews. This led to a guerrilla warfare group called the Maccabees fighting off the Greeks and rededicating King Solomon's temple, this event is known as Hanukkah.
What commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the maccabees?
Hanukkah commemorates the cleansing and rededication of the Jewish temple by the Maccabees after they defeated the Greeks. The eight-day festival is marked by lighting candles on a menorah, eating traditional foods like latkes and sufganiyot, and playing dreidel.
What Jewish holiday commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees?
Hanukkah
When in history did Hanukkah begin?
Hanukkah is a minor holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Syrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE. But it's not known when Hanukkah became a distinct holiday.Answer:Hanukkah was instituted by the Torah-sages and first celebrated in 164 BCE, one year after the Maccabees retook Jerusalem and the Temple, as stated in the Talmud (Shabbat 21b). This is also attested in the book of Maccabees (I, 4:36; and II, 1:18).
What holiday a gentile does not celebrate?
A gentile does not typically celebrate Hanukkah, as it is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
What did the worship of Zeus at the Jewish Temple trigger?
the revolt of the Maccabees.
Why were the Jewish people in the temple that made Hanukkah?
Hanukkah is a minor Jewish holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Syrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE. During the war, the Ancient Temple in Jerusalem was overrun by the Syrian-Greeks. After the war, it was fixed and rededicated.
What year did judah maccabees forces take back the temple?
about 165 BCE
Who celebrates hanukkha?
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated by Jewish people worldwide. It commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
Why was the Cleansing of the Temple so important?
A:The Cleansing of the Temple was important in the synoptic gospels because in these gospels it was the trigger for the arrest of Jesus. The author of John's Gospel chose to make the resurrection of Lazarus the trigger for the arrest of Jesus and so moved the Cleansing of the Temple to the very beginning of the mission of Jesus, as a relatively unimportant episode.
Do Jews celebrate the Exodus on Hanukkah?
No. The Exodus from Egyptian bondage is recalled at Passover ... a holiday commanded and extensively described in the Torah. Hannukah commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd Century BCE. Hanukkah isn't mentioned in the Torah.
What did the maccabees contribute to the Jewish people?
The early Maccabees were among the leading Jewish sages of their generation. They fought the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks) in order to enable the people to observe the Torah (see the attached Related Link). in doing so, the Maccabees contributed:A great demonstration and precedent of self-sacrifice for the TorahThe retaking of the Holy Temple (and eventually the entire land) from the Syrian-GreeksThe holiday of HanukkahA clear demonstration that the Hellenizers (assimilationists) were in the wrong
What are the release dates for Amazing Facts Presents - 2007 Cleansing the Temple 1-21?
Amazing Facts Presents - 2007 Cleansing the Temple 1-21 was released on: USA: 22 July 2007
