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Judah Maccabee
2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids
Antiquities of the Jews
historiographical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus
war hammer
late medieval weapon
jack
playing card between the tenth card and the queen
Nine Worthies
medieval concept of a group of nine historical, scriptural, and legendary personages who personify the ideals of chivalry
Judas Maccabaeus
oratorio by George Frideric Händel
Battle of Elasa
160 BCE battle
Battle of Beth Zechariah
162 BCE battle
Battle of Beth Zur
164 BCE battle
Battle of Emmaus
165 BCE battle
Battle of Adasa
161 BCE battle
Battle of Beth Horon
166 BC or 165 BCE battle
Roman–Jewish Treaty
161 BCE agreement between Judas Maccabeus and the Roman Republic
Battle of the Ascent of Lebonah
167 or 166 BCE battle of the Maccabean Revolt
4Q175
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4Q175 (or 4QTest), also known as The Testimonia, is one of the Dead Sea Scrolls and was found in Cave 4 at Qumran in the West Bank. Only one sheet long, 4Q175 is a collection of scriptural quotations seemingly connected to a messianic figure. The manuscript was written in Hasmonean script of the early 1st century BCE.