Maccabaeus

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MACCABAEUS; MACCABEES. mak-a-be ... same author, 1902. J. Hutchison. JUDAS MACCABAEUS. See MACCABAEUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabaeus.htm - 17k

Festivals (17 Occurrences)

... This feast was appointed by Judas Maccabaeus in commemoration of the purification of the temple after it had been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/festivals.htm - 15k

Dedication (16 Occurrences)

... temple after its pollution by Antiochus Epiphanes (BC 167), and the rebuilding of the altar after the Syrian invaders had been driven out by Judas Maccabaeus. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dedication.htm - 15k

Macbenah (1 Occurrence)

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Bacchides

... Compare ALCIMUS; BETHBASI; JONATHAN; JUDAS MACCABAEUS; ADASA; NICANOR. less importance than some modern scholars have attempted to demonstrate. AL Breslich. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bacchides.htm - 7k

Spartans

... good reason to doubt the genuineness of the transaction described. See ARIUS; ASMONEANS; LACEDAEMONIANS; MACCABAEUS, etc. James Orr. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spartans.htm - 7k

Sparta

... good reason to doubt the genuineness of the transaction described. See ARIUS; ASMONEANS; LACEDAEMONIANS; MACCABAEUS, etc. James Orr. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sparta.htm - 7k

Altar (343 Occurrences)

... In the temple built after the Exile the altar was restored. Antiochus Epiphanes took it away, but it was afterwards restored by Judas Maccabaeus (1 Macc. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/altar.htm - 78k

Asmoneans

... he sank under the unequal task, leaving the completion of the work to his five sons, John (Gaddis), Simon (Matthes), Judas (Maccabaeus), Eleazar (Auran) and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asmoneans.htm - 27k

Judas (42 Occurrences)

... See JUDAS OF JAMES; LEBBAEUS; THADDAEUS. JUDAS MACCABAEUS. See MACCABAEUS. JUDAS OF DAMASCUS. See JUDAS, (6). JUDAS, THE LORD'S BROTHER. See JUDE. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judas.htm - 45k

Maccabees

... Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MACCABAEUS; MACCABEES. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabees.htm - 52k

Hyrcanus

... are related at considerable length by Josephus (Ant., XII, iv, 6), or with another of the same name mentioned in Ant, XIII, viii, 4. See ASMONEANS; MACCABAEUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hyrcanus.htm - 6k

Simon (75 Occurrences)

... See MACCABAEUS, II, 4. (2) Simon I, the high priest, son of Onias I, whom he succeeded circa 300 BC He was one of the last of the Great Synagogue, and to him ... biblethesaurus.org/s/simon.htm - 91k

Temple (614 Occurrences)

... The desecration and pillaging of the sanctuary by Antiochus, and its cleansing and restoration under Judas are alluded to above (see HASMONEANS; MACCABAEUS). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temple.htm - 101k