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'''Modin''' (modern ''Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut'', Israel) was a small town in Judea, renowned as the hometown (and burial place) of the [[Maccabees]]. | |||
==Overview== | |||
Although the exact location of Modin is disputed, the area in which the town was located lies halfway between Jerusalem and the coast. | |||
Modin was the headquarter of the [[Maccabees]], the place from where the rebellion against [[Menelaus]] and [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]] started. | |||
Once again, during the Bar-Kokhba revolt Modin was at the center of the rebellion. | |||
==Modin in ancient sources== | |||
====Josephus, Jewish War==== | |||
====Josephus, Jewish Antiquities==== | |||
==Modin in Scholarship== | |||
==Modin in Fiction== | |||
==Related categories== | |||
==References== | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modi%27in-Maccabim-Re%27ut Wikipedia] | |||
[[Category:Index]] | |||
[[Category:Places]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:22, 13 October 2011
Modin (modern Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel) was a small town in Judea, renowned as the hometown (and burial place) of the Maccabees.
Overview
Although the exact location of Modin is disputed, the area in which the town was located lies halfway between Jerusalem and the coast.
Modin was the headquarter of the Maccabees, the place from where the rebellion against Menelaus and Antiochus IV Epiphanes started.
Once again, during the Bar-Kokhba revolt Modin was at the center of the rebellion.