Judas Maccabaeus meaning

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Judas Maccabaeus (noun): Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC).

Definition of Judas Maccabaeus

  1. Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)

    Type of: leader

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