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Group of Jewish rebels in the Seleucid Empire
The Maccabees (/ˈmækəbiːz/), also spelled Machabees (Hebrew: מַכַּבִּים, romanized: Makkabbīm, or מַקַבִּים, Maqabbīm; Latin: Machabaei or Maccabaei;
Maccabees
Deuterocanonical book chronicling the Maccabean Revolt
2 Maccabees, also known as the Second Book of Maccabees, Second Maccabees, and abbreviated as 2 Macc., is a deuterocanonical book which recounts the persecution
2_Maccabees
English indie rock band
The Maccabees are an English indie rock band, formed in 2004 in London. The band consists of Orlando Weeks (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Felix White (guitar
The_Maccabees_(band)
Jewish rebellion against the Seleucids
Hasmonean revolt (מֶרֶד הַחַשְׁמוֹנָאִים) was a Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees against the Seleucid Empire and against Hellenistic influence on Jewish
Maccabean_Revolt
Biblical text about the Maccabean Revolt
1 Maccabees, also known as the First Book of Maccabees, First Maccabees, and abbreviated as 1 Macc., is a deuterocanonical book that details the history
1_Maccabees
Group of ancient Hebrew books
The Books of the Maccabees or the Sefer HaMakabim (the Book of the Maccabees) recount the history of the Maccabees, the leaders of the Jewish rebellion
Books_of_the_Maccabees
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Maccabees or Maccabee in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Maccabees were Jewish rebel warriors who fought against Greco-Roman Hellenization
Maccabees_(disambiguation)
British musician (born 1984)
musician, best known as the guitarist of the British indie rock band The Maccabees and as founding member, guitarist and vocalist of 86TVs. He is also co-presenter
Felix_White
North American fraternal organization
Knights of the Maccabees was a fraternal organization formed in 1878 in London, Ontario, Canada. Most active in the U.S. state of Michigan, the group's
Knights_of_the_Maccabees
Private university in New York City, US
opener, with the Maccabees going on to win the Skyline Conference championship. This was the second time in three years that the Maccabees made the NCAA
Yeshiva_University
Books of the Bible which are considered non-canonical by Protestant denominations
Letter of Jeremiah, Sirach or Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, First and Second Maccabees and also the Greek additions to Esther and Daniel. In addition to these
Deuterocanonical_books
Ancient Greek text
3 Maccabees, also called the Third Book of Maccabees, is a book written in Koine Greek, likely in the 1st century BC in either the late Ptolemaic period
3_Maccabees
Arabic text of Judean history 186-6 BCE
The Fifth Book of the Maccabees, also called "Arabic 2 Maccabees", or "Arabic Maccabees", is an ancient Jewish work relating the history in the 2nd and
5_Maccabees
Ancient books found in some editions of Bibles
additions to Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, i.e. all of the Deuterocanonical books plus 3 Maccabees and 1 Esdras. Some editions
Biblical_apocrypha
Book written in Koine Greek
4 Maccabees, also called the Fourth Book of Maccabees and possibly originally known as On the Sovereignty of Reason, is a book written in Koine Greek
4_Maccabees
Ancient Jewish city near modern Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel
near the modern city of Modi'in, Israel. First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership
Modi'in_(ancient_city)
6 Maccabees, or the Sixth Book of Maccabees, is an anonymous Classical Syriac narrative poem about the martyrdom of Eleazar and the woman with seven sons
6_Maccabees
Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7
was a Jewish martyr described in the deuterocanonical 2 Maccabees 7 and elaborated in 4 Maccabees. She and her seven sons were arrested during the persecution
Woman_with_seven_sons
Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures
and Bel and the Dragon); the additions to Esther; 1 Maccabees; 2 Maccabees; 3 Maccabees; 4 Maccabees; 1 Esdras; Book of Odes (including the Prayer of Manasseh);
Septuagint
Band discography
English indie rock band the Maccabees released four studio albums, two extended plays, and eleven singles from 2004 until their disbandment in 2017. Given
The_Maccabees_discography
First division of the Christian Bible
manuscripts as the "Fifth Book of Maccabees". This isn't to be confused with the book known academically as 5 Maccabees. "Maccabees, Books Of, 3-5 - Meaning &
Old_Testament
Texts regarded as part of the Bible
or to the instruction received by Moses on Mount Sinai. The book of 2 Maccabees, itself not a part of the Jewish canon, describes Nehemiah (c. 400 BC)
Biblical_canon
Historic building in Detroit
The Maccabees Building (sometimes called Wayne Tower) is a historic building located at 5057 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed
Maccabees_Building
15 chapters of the book
The book 2 Maccabees contains 15 chapters. It is a deuterocanonical book originally written in Koine Greek that is part of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox
Chapters_of_2_Maccabees
Jewish holiday
Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE, when the Maccabees successfully recovered Jerusalem and the Second Temple. Beginning on the
Hanukkah
Three Ge'ez Ethiopian biblical books
transliterated as Makabian or Mäqabeyan), also referred to as Ethiopian Maccabees and Ethiopic Maccabees, are three books found only in the Ethiopian Orthodox Old Testament
Meqabyan
King of the Seleucid Empire from 175 to 164 BC
persecution of the Jews of Judea and Samaria, and the rebellion of the Jewish Maccabees. The son of King Antiochus III the Great, Antiochus IV’s accession to
Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes
American fraternal benefit society
The Ladies of the Maccabees (acronym, LOTM; 1886-1926), the female auxiliary of the Knights of the Maccabees, was an insurance benefit society. It was
Ladies_of_the_Maccabees
Biblical canon used by Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches
Hebrew protocanon. Moreover, with the exception of the first two books of Maccabees, the Orthodox Tewahedo canon also contains the entire Catholic deuterocanon
Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon
Orthodox_Tewahedo_biblical_canon
2007 studio album by the Maccabees
Colour It In is the debut studio album by the British indie band the Maccabees. It was released in the UK on 14 May and in the US on 22 May 2007. It was
Colour_It_In
Hebrew religious text ascribed to Enoch
Verse 13 can be found in 1 Maccabees iii 7; vi. 52; v.; 2 Maccabees vi. 8 sqq., 13, 14; 1 Maccabees vii 41, 42; and 2 Maccabees x v, 8 sqq. Maccabeus was
Book_of_Enoch
Books not accepted as sacred manuscripts in Judaism
1 Maccabees (סֵפֶר מַקָּבִים א׳, səp̄er maqqāḇîm ʾā, 'Book of Maccabees I') 2 Maccabees (סֵפֶר מַקָּבִים ב׳, səp̄er maqqāḇîm bē, 'Book of Maccabees II')
Jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha
Jewish_apocrypha_and_pseudepigrapha
164 BC battle between the Maccabees and the Seleucids
The Battle of Beth Zur was fought between the Maccabees led by Judas Maccabeus (Judah Maccabee) and a Seleucid Greek army led by Regent Lysias in October
Battle_of_Beth_Zur
Fifth book of the Torah in the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Deuteronomy
Jewish martyr
information about Eleazar is the book 2 Maccabees, although a variant account of someone named Eleazar is found in 3 Maccabees. Those who were in charge of that
Eleazar_(2_Maccabees)
United States historic place
The Ladies of the Maccabees Building is a fraternal organization building, located at 901 Huron Avenue in Port Huron, Michigan. It was listed on the National
Ladies of the Maccabees Building
Ladies_of_the_Maccabees_Building
Dynasty of Judea (140–37 BC)
army during the Maccabean Revolt of 167 to 160 BC. According to 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, and the first book of The Jewish War by historian Josephus (37 – c
Hasmonean_dynasty
Jewish kingdom in the southern Levant (140–37 BC)
Seleucid rule. It was ruled by the Hasmonean dynasty, who descended from the Maccabees, and combined the offices of high priest and ethnarch. The dynasty's leaders
Hasmonean_Judea
Falsely attributed works
religious literature written from about 300 BCE to 300 CE, including: 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Assumption of Moses Ethiopic Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) Slavonic Second
Pseudepigrapha
Second book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Exodus
Jewish group of the 2nd century BC Maccabean Revolt
three times in the books of the Maccabees, the main contemporary sources from the period. According to the book 1 Maccabees, during the early phases of the
Hasideans
4th-century handwritten Bible copy in Greek
surviving part of the Septuagint are 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, 1 and 4 Maccabees, Wisdom, and Sirach. The books of the New Testament are arranged in this
Codex_Sinaiticus
Christian feast celebrating the Holy Spirit's descent
October 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2017. 1 Maccabees 6:20 1 Maccabees 7:1 1 Maccabees 9:3 1 Maccabees 9:54 2 Maccabees 14:4 Balz, Horst Robert; Schneider, Gerhard
Pentecost
Books of the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Books_of_Samuel
Penitential prayer attributed to king Manasseh of Judah
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Prayer_of_Manasseh
Book of the Bible
Eerdmans. ISBN 978-90-5356-503-2. Cohen, Shaye J.D. (2002). From the Maccabees to the Mishnah. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-664-22743-2. Collins
Book_of_Daniel
the Maccabees, which disputation exists whether the Hebrews of his day regarded the Maccabees as canonical or not. For Origen himself quotes Maccabees and
Development of the Old Testament canon
Development_of_the_Old_Testament_canon
United States historic place
Knights of the Maccabees Hall, also known as Cheshire Meeting Hall, is a historic meeting hall located at Cheshire, Ontario County, New York. It was built
Knights_of_the_Maccabees_Hall
Hellenistic Jewish historian (fl. 2nd century BCE)
Jew, the book of 2 Maccabees, which was eventually included in the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Jewish scriptures. 2 Maccabees was eventually recognized
Jason_of_Cyrene
Deuterocanonical book (200–175 BCE)
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Book_of_Sirach
Chest containing the Ten Commandments
yielded little due to political sensitivities. An opinion found in the II Maccabees 2:4-10, asserts that Jeremiah hid the Ark and other sacred items in a
Ark_of_the_Covenant
Book of the Hebrew Bible (450–180 BCE)
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Ecclesiastes
Division of the Christian Old Testament
the Books of the Maccabees: 1 Maccabees (not included in Protestant canons) 2 Maccabees (not included in Protestant canons) 3 Maccabees (only included in
Historical_books
Book of the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Hosea
Book of the Bible of the Assyrian Period
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Obadiah
Book of sacred songs in the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Psalms
Deuterocanonical book of the Bible in some Christian traditions
propose that it was written during or shortly after the period of the Maccabees. The Book of Baruch is sometimes referred to as 1 Baruch to distinguish
Book_of_Baruch
Deuterocanonical (apocryphal) book of the Old Testament
Epiphanes, and place the events during the Hellenistic period when the Maccabees battled the Seleucid monarchs. However, because the Hebrew manuscripts
Book_of_Judith
165 BC battle of the Maccabean Revolt
Battle of Emmaus is recorded in the books of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 3:38–4:25), 2 Maccabees (2 Maccabees 8:8–8:36), and Josephus's Antiquities of the
Battle_of_Emmaus
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Isaiah
Books of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Books_of_Kings
Aggadah in the Talmud depicting a miracle of Hanukkah
for eight days. Contemporary accounts of the revolt, including 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, and writings by Josephus, do not mention the miracle of the oil
Miracle_of_the_cruse_of_oil
Final books of the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Books_of_Chronicles
Sixth book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Joshua
Ancient Jewish religious work of 50 chapters
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Jubilees
Jewish priest who led the Maccabean Revolt
revolt per the deathbed disposition of his father. The First Book of Maccabees praises Judah's valor and military talent, suggesting that those qualities
Judas_Maccabeus
City-state in ancient Greece
assassinated. An exchange of letters in the deutero-canonical First Book of Maccabees expresses a Jewish claim to kinship with the Spartans: Areus king of the
Sparta
160 BCE battle
are recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 7:26–50), the book of 2 Maccabees (2 Maccabees 14:12–33, 2 Maccabees 15:1–36), and in Josephus's Antiquities
Battle_of_Adasa
Apocryphal book of the Bible
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
2_Enoch
Book of the Bible
described as the first of the "wisdom books" and follows the two books of the Maccabees. Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Book of Proverbs belong to the genre of wisdom
Book_of_Job
American soccer club with multiple national championships
Athletic Club Full name Maccabee Los Angeles מכבי לוס אנג'לס Nickname Maccabees Founded 1971 (competitive) Dissolved 1982 Stadium Jackie Robinson Field
Maccabee_Los_Angeles
Jewish work written in Greek generally dated to the mid-first century BC
written. It shares an outlook similar to that of other texts such as 4 Maccabees, Letter of Aristeas, and the works of Philo, which all came from this
Book_of_Wisdom
American basketball coach (born 1980)
basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Yeshiva University Maccabees, under the NCAA Division III bracket. He was employed as a coach for the
Elliot_Steinmetz
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Jonah
Identification of textual variants
Three Holy Children Susanna Bel and the Dragon 1 Maccabees / 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees / 4 Maccabees Prayer of Manasseh / Psalm 151 Old Testament pseudepigrapha
Textual_criticism
Book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Song_of_Songs
Deuterocanonical book of Christian scripture
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Book_of_Tobit
Septuagint Book of Ezra
contains similarities to the vocabulary in the Book of Daniel and II Maccabees, and it is presumed that the authors came either from Lower Egypt or Palestine
1_Esdras
Book in the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Micah
Battle of the Maccabean Revolt
Apollonius (Hebrew: קרב אפולוניוס) was the first battle fought between the Maccabees and the Seleucid Empire in 167 or 166 BCE. The Jewish forces were led
Battle of the Ascent of Lebonah
Battle_of_the_Ascent_of_Lebonah
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Nehemiah
Pseudepigraphical Judeo-Christian text
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Ascension_of_Isaiah
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Lamentations
Book of the New Testament
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox & others Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to Daniel Susanna
Epistle_to_Philemon
2nd century BCE Jewish priest of the Hasmonean Dynasty
Empire. Mattathias's story is related in the deuterocanonical book of 1 Maccabees and in the writings of Josephus. Mattathias is accorded a central role
Mattathias
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Haggai
Book of the Bible
the Hellenistic period who listed the "great sages" of Israel) and 4 Maccabees (1st century). In the 1st century the historian Josephus said that the
Book_of_Ezekiel
Ancient Jewish text dating to 70–150 AD
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Apocalypse_of_Abraham
Third book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Leviticus
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church: A Study of Conflict from the Maccabees to Donatus. Doubleday. p. 106.; Huskinson, Janet (2000). Experiencing
Roman_Empire
Fourth book of the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Numbers
Text of Jewish apocalyptic literature
is similar to that used in the later books of the Septuagint and in 3 Maccabees, which were written in Egypt. The Greek text of the Testament of Abraham
Testament_of_Abraham
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Ruth
160 BCE battle of the Maccabean Revolt
142–141 BCE, fulfilling the goal of the Maccabees. The Battle of Elasa is recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 9:1–22) and in Josephus's Antiquities
Battle_of_Elasa
Set of ancient texts
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Psalms_152–155
Apocalyptic appendix to Vulgate (70-218 CE)
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
2_Esdras
King of the Seleucid Empire from 222 to 187 BC
Antiochus III is mentioned in the deuterocanonical Books of the Maccabees. The subject of Maccabees is the Maccabean Revolt against Antiochus's son, Antiochus
Antiochus_III_the_Great
Collection of oracular utterances
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Sibylline_Oracles
Writings by early Christians, not included in the Biblical Canon
Three Holy Children Susanna Bel and the Dragon 1 Maccabees / 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees / 4 Maccabees Prayer of Manasseh / Psalm 151 Old Testament pseudepigrapha
New_Testament_apocrypha
2015 studio album by the Maccabees
Marks to Prove It is the fourth studio album by the English band the Maccabees, released on 31 July 2015 through Fiction Records.[citation needed] Upon
Marks_to_Prove_It
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