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How long did the war before Chanukah last?

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∙ 12y ago
Updated: 8/19/2023

About three years, until 165 BCE. Note that the war continued after that as well (for over two decades). The events of 165 BCE are what we celebrate because it was then that the Temple was rededicated and the miracle of the oil occurred.

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