They were Jewish.
The Maccabees were armed primarily with Hellenistic-style weapons, such as swords, spears, short-bows, and shields.
The Maccabees revolted against the Syrian-Greeks not to achieve political independence, but in order to be able to observe the commands of the Torah, which the Syrian-Greeks had forbidden at the instigation of the Hellenizing (irreligious) Jews. If it were not for the action of the Maccabees, who knows if religious Jewry would have been able to continue.
Hannukah.
The Maccabees were a family that fought a successful rebellion against the Syrian invaders who attempted to force all Jews into becoming Hellenized. This is remembered by the holiday of Channukah.
Maccabees died in -167.
Maccabees was born in -1##.
The Hasmonean Dynasty came from the descendants of the Maccabees. They were a dynasty of Levites who ruled for a century.
Maccabees Building was created in 1927.
Knights of the Maccabees was created in 1878.
Yes, the Maccabees actions were based on their belief in the Torah
They were Jewish.
Because Mattathias was a priest, both him and his sons must have originally come from the tribe of Levi. No other tribe, including Judah were allowed to be priests, especially Temple priests.
A:There are actually four Books of Maccabees, written by different authors and over a period of centuries. 3 Maccabees and 4 Maccabees can probably be excluded because they were clearly written long after the time attributed to Jesus. 2 Maccabees was written shortly after 1 Maccabees.The Catholic Bible does include 1 and 2 Maccabees. Both were in the Septuagint scrolls and for that reason were candidates for inclusion, especially as 2 Maccabees includes awe-inspiring stories of angelic warfare as well as supporting the Catholic concept of purgatory.The Jewish academy had elected not to include either 1 Maccabees or 2 Maccabees, with the later books not yet written, and subsequent Protestant theologians were guided by the Hebrew scriptures.
The Maccabees were the people who fought in the war against the Greeks in the Chanukkah story.
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Israel.