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noun

Maccabaeus, Judas.

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Judas or Ju·dah

[joo-duh] , (“the Hammer”), died c. 160 b.c., Judean patriot, one of the Maccabees: military leader 166–160 (son of Mattathias).

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Judas Maccabaeus (ˌmækəˈbiːəs)

—n
	Jewish leader, whose revolt (166--161 bc) against the Seleucid kingdom of Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) enabled him to recapture Jerusalem and rededicate the Temple

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