Maccabees

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• Every time the king sent his soldiers into the hills, Judah and the Maccabees jumped out of hiding to surprise the king's army.

  Fiction book (1998)

• What do you think about the Maccabees?

  Simchas and Sorrows (2022)

• You are a son of the Maccabees.

  Fiction book (1991)

• After the Maccabees had won the war, they returned to their temple and found it in ruins.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Under the Maccabees, from 332 to 166 B.C., the Pentateuch once again served as the basis for law and order.

  Academic text (1991)

• They have been denigrated for insisting on religious freedom since the time of the Maccabees.

  Academic text (2015)

• "Daniel thought of the Maccabees—the Jewish people long ago who fought a war for the freedom to pray.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Now, the challenge was to be steadfast to the end, as the Maccabees had been, as St. Maurice had been, as Luther had been at Worms.

  Academic text (2005)

• Sara leaned over and whispered, "Guess you'll have to do what the Maccabees did—pray for a miracle."

  Fiction book (1997)

• The Maccabees are celebrated for their bravery and leadership during the revolt against foreign rule in ancient Judea.

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Etymology