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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 Torah
- The retaking of the Holy Temple (and eventually the entire land) from the Syrian-Greeks
- The holiday of Hanukkah
- A clear demonstration that the Hellenizers (assimilationists) were in the wrong
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What is the maccabees?
They were Jewish.
What is the Maccabees religon?
They were Jewish.
Who are the Maccabees?
The Maccabees were the people who fought in the war against the Greeks in the Chanukkah story.
Are all maccabees Jewish?
Yes
Why are the Maccabees essential to the Jewish religion?
If not for the Maccabees, the Seleucid Empire would have extinguished the Jewish religion and forced all Jews to adopt Greek ways.
What did the worship of Zeus at the Jewish Temple trigger?
the revolt of the Maccabees.
What Jewish group regained control of Jerusalem by 164 B.C.?
The Maccabees
What is a Hasmonean?
A Hasmonean is a member of the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged.
The Jewish group that regained control of Jerusalem by 164 B.C. was the .?
That was the Maccabees.
What Jewish army drove the Greeks out of judah?
The Maccabim (Maccabees), also called the Chashmonaim (Hasmoneans)
How did the Maccabees get their name?
The Maccabees were a Jewish national liberation movement that fought for and won independence from 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 Hasmonean Kingdom for about one hundred years, from 164 BCE to 63 BCE. The Maccabees found their name by flicking through the bible and picking out a random word.
How are the Zealots and the Maccabees alike?
The Maccabees revolted against the Seleucid occupiers of Jerusalem and founded an independent Jewish kingdom. The Zealots rebelled against the Roman occupiers of Jerusalem (in 68) and tried to found an independent Jewish kingdom. Rome came back in force in the year 70 to 72 and smashed them.
