Judas Maccabee

Pronunciation: DZHOO-duhs + MAC-cuh-bee

Occurrences: 1

First Reference: Yeshua 4:22

Now on the 25th of Kislev went Yeshua unto Jerusalem that he might attend the Feast of Dedication, or as the Jews called, the Feast of Lights, for on that day did Judas the Maccabee cleanse the temple of defilement.

See: Dedication (Feast of)

Summary: The third son of Mattathias, a Jewish priest, Judas and his brothers supported their father in a revolt against the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV, who had issued laws restricting Jewish religious practices. After the death of his father, Judas took lead of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167–160 BCE). The Jewish feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) commemorates Judah’s restoration of worship at the temple in Jerusalem on the 25th of Kislev in 164 BCE.

Notes/References:

Judas Bar Abbas

Judas of Gamala