The words of Israel’s modern Maccabees, like those of Matityahu and his sons, sought spiritual strength in the succession of heroes from days past. As the First Book of Maccabees records ...

1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. 2 Macc is not a sequel to 1 Macc. In fact, 2 Macc tells many of the same stories from a slightly different perspective than 1 Macc.

The Scroll of Antiochus was written to describe what caused the creation of the holiday of Hannukah and to praise its history ...

Let us remember the Maccabees' heroism and of our incredible IDF soldiers, but also the quiet heroism of Rabbi Mordechai ...

As mentioned in the Book of Maccabees, the 25th of Kislev was when the altar was rededicated, and the Temple service restored. The only problem is the re-. True, there is no Hebrew word for ...

Take the story of the “woman with the seven sons,” found in the second book of Maccabees. In the tale, a mother and her sons are seized by Antiochus, who gives them an ultimatum: Eat pork to ...

But don’t expect this story to stick strictly to history books—it’s a colorful blend of fact, legend, and timeless lessons. To get to the roots of Chanukah, we look to the oldest accounts of the ...

Specifically we do not agree on the Old Testament (OT) canon - the list of Books inspired by God. The Catholic OT Canon includes - Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, I and II Maccabees - plus ...

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“And I also remember that my answer that day was a quote from the Book of Maccabees, 3:19, that goes: It is not the size of the army that victory in battle depends on, but strength comes from ...

LIMA, Ohio, July 23. -- E.L. Smith, an attorney of Tippecanoe City, is conducting an agitation among the members of the Knights of the Maccabees, directed against the policy of the present supreme ...