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judas maccabeus

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Mac·ca·be·us also Mac·ca·bae·us   (māk'ə-bē'əs)   
Jewish patriot and most famous member of the Maccabees family. His rededication of the Temple at Jerusalem (164 B.C.) is commemorated by the feast of Hanukkah.
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