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'''Maccabee''' (Hebrew:'''מכבי''') was a name given to the members of the resistance movement among the Jews who suffered in the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, who succeeded to the Syrian throne 175 BC.<ref name="m"/> It is supposed to have been derived from the Hebrew word (makkabah) meaning "hammer," as suggestive of the heroism and power of this Jewish family, who are, however, more properly called Asmoneans or Hasmonaeans, the origin of which is much disputed.<ref name="m"/>
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'''Maccabee''' (Hebrew:'''מכבי''') was a name given to the members of the resistance movement among the Jews who suffered in the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, who succeeded to the Syrian throne 175 BC.<ref name="m"/> It is supposed to have been derived from the Hebrew word (makkabah) meaning "hammer," as suggestive of the heroism and power of this Jewish family, who are, however, more properly called Asmoneans or [[Hasmoneans|Hasmonaeans]], the origin of which is much disputed.<ref name="m"/>
  
 
After the expulsion of Antiochus Epiphanes from Egypt by the Romans, he gave vent to his indignation on the Jews, great numbers of whom he mercilessly put to death in Jerusalem.<ref name="m"/> He oppressed them in every way, and tried to abolish altogether the Jewish worship.<ref name="m"/> Mattathias, an aged priest, then residing at Modin, a city to the west of Jerusalem, became now the courageous leader of the national party; and having fled to the mountains, rallied round him a large band of men prepared to fight and die for their country and for their religion, which was now violently suppressed.<ref name="m"/> In 1 Maccabees 2:60 is recorded his dying counsels to his sons with reference to the war they were now to carry on.<ref name="m"/> His son Judas, "the Maccabee," succeeded him (B.C. 166) as the leader in directing the war of independence, which was carried on with great heroism on the part of the Jews, and was terminated in the defeat of the Syrians. <ref name="m">{{Easton|Maccabees}}</ref>
 
After the expulsion of Antiochus Epiphanes from Egypt by the Romans, he gave vent to his indignation on the Jews, great numbers of whom he mercilessly put to death in Jerusalem.<ref name="m"/> He oppressed them in every way, and tried to abolish altogether the Jewish worship.<ref name="m"/> Mattathias, an aged priest, then residing at Modin, a city to the west of Jerusalem, became now the courageous leader of the national party; and having fled to the mountains, rallied round him a large band of men prepared to fight and die for their country and for their religion, which was now violently suppressed.<ref name="m"/> In 1 Maccabees 2:60 is recorded his dying counsels to his sons with reference to the war they were now to carry on.<ref name="m"/> His son Judas, "the Maccabee," succeeded him (B.C. 166) as the leader in directing the war of independence, which was carried on with great heroism on the part of the Jews, and was terminated in the defeat of the Syrians. <ref name="m">{{Easton|Maccabees}}</ref>
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Maccabee (Hebrew:מכבי) was a name given to the members of the resistance movement among the Jews who suffered in the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, who succeeded to the Syrian throne 175 BC.[1] It is supposed to have been derived from the Hebrew word (makkabah) meaning "hammer," as suggestive of the heroism and power of this Jewish family, who are, however, more properly called Asmoneans or Hasmonaeans, the origin of which is much disputed.[1]

After the expulsion of Antiochus Epiphanes from Egypt by the Romans, he gave vent to his indignation on the Jews, great numbers of whom he mercilessly put to death in Jerusalem.[1] He oppressed them in every way, and tried to abolish altogether the Jewish worship.[1] Mattathias, an aged priest, then residing at Modin, a city to the west of Jerusalem, became now the courageous leader of the national party; and having fled to the mountains, rallied round him a large band of men prepared to fight and die for their country and for their religion, which was now violently suppressed.[1] In 1 Maccabees 2:60 is recorded his dying counsels to his sons with reference to the war they were now to carry on.[1] His son Judas, "the Maccabee," succeeded him (B.C. 166) as the leader in directing the war of independence, which was carried on with great heroism on the part of the Jews, and was terminated in the defeat of the Syrians. [1]

See 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Easton's Bible Dictionary, article on Maccabees originally published in 1897.