Judas Maccabeus

2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids

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Lived -500–-160, aged 340

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-500–-160
Aged 340

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Jewish priest who led a revolt against the Seleucid Empire starting around 166 BCE. Judas Maccabaeus inherited the fight from his father Mattathias and kept it going for six years until his death in battle.

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Judas Maccabaeus or Maccabeus, also known as Judah Maccabee, was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattathias. He was an early leader in the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire, taking over from his father around 166 BCE, and leading the revolt until his death in 160 BCE.

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