The name Maccabeus was first applied to Judas, one of the sons of Mattathias generally called in English the Maccabees, a celebrated family who defended
Category: OT Bible Background
The Hasmonaeans and Their Legacy
Hasmoneans: A remarkable priestly family of Modin, in Judea, also called Asmoneans or Maccabees. They belonged to that portion of the Jewish nation which under
TRYPHON: Diodotus a Usurper of the Syrian Throne
tri’-fon (Truphon): The surname of Diodotus, a usurper of the Syrian throne. He was a native of Apamea and had been in the service of
SPARTA: Who Were the Lacedaemonians
lasedemonianz (Spartidtai; once only Lakedaimonioi, 2 Macc 5:9): The inhabitants of Sparta or Lacedaemon with whom the Jews claimed some kinship and formed alliances (1
THE BOOKS OF MACCABEES: The Hasidaeans
The Hasideans (Hebrew: חסידים הראשונים, Hasidim ha-Rishonim, Greek Ἀσιδαῖοι, also transcribed Hasidæans, Assideans, Hassideans or Assideans) were a Jewish religious party which played an important role in political life only during the time of the Maccabean wars, although
Between the Old Testament and the New Testament
The Period in General The Exile left its ineffaceable stamp on Judaism as well as on the Jews. Their return to the land of their
