On the political level the response was the nationalist and fundamentalist revolt of the Maccabees.
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Maccabees
//ˈmækəbiːz//
Synonyms for "maccabees" (1 found)
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10 translations across 10 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- Macabeos name (book of the Old Testament)
Esperanto
1 entries- Makabeoj name (book of the Old Testament)
French
1 entries- Maccabées name (book of the Old Testament)
German
1 entries- Makkabäer name (book of the Old Testament)
Irish
1 entries- Macabaeigh name (book of the Old Testament)
Korean
1 entries- 마카베오기 name (book of the Old Testament)
Portuguese
1 entries- Macabeus name (book of the Old Testament)
Romanian
1 entries- Macabei name (book of the Old Testament)
Spanish
1 entries- Macabeos name (book of the Old Testament)
Swedish
1 entries- Mackabeerböckerna name (book of the Old Testament)
Sample sentences
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Who were the Maccabees?
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The Maccabees freed Jerusalem and the Temple from Greek rule.
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The Maccabees were the Jewish Taliban.
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