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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Judas Maccabeus (sources)]]
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*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Judas Maccabeus (subject)]]
 
 
'''Judas Maccabeus''' (2nd century BCE) was a member of the Hasmonean dynasty. From 167 to his death in battle in 160 BCE, he led the [[Maccabean revolt]] against the Seleucids.
 
==Overview==
 
[[Judas Maccabeus|Judas]] was the third son of [[Mattathias]], a priest from [[Modin]] who started the rebellion against the high priest [[Menelaus]] and the Selecid king [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]]. Judas and his brothers [[Jonathan Maccabeus|Jonathan]]  and [[Simon Maccabeus|Simon]], had immediately a prominent fighting role.
 
After [[Mattathias]]' death in 166 BCE, Judah assumed leadership of the revolt, receiving the surname ''Maccabeus''. He adapted a guerrilla strategy, which proved to be very effective and led his followers to a strings of victories against the Seleucid army.
 
After rededicating the desecrated Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE, Judah conducted a series of attacks against the nearby cities. The counter-attack of the Seleucids led to truce and compromise.
 
The appointment of [[Alcimus]] as the new High Priest forced Judas again to rebellion. In 161 BCE Judas obtained a dramatic victory against the Seleucid general [[Nicanor]] and tried to have the support of the Romans. However, the Seleucids were quick to send another army commanded by [[Bacchides]] which defeated and killed Judas in the [[Battle of Elasa]] in 160 BCE.
 
Judas was succeeded by his brother [[:Category:Jonathan Maccabeus (subject)|Jonathan Maccabeus]] as leader of the rebellion.
 
==Judas Maccabeus in ancient sources==
 
==Judas Maccabeus in Scholarship==
 
==Judas Maccabeus in Fiction==
 
==Related categories==
 
*[[Maccabees]]
 
==References==
 
*''' ''' / [[]] / In: [[The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary]],
 
*'''Judas Maccabaeus ''' / [[Uriel Rappaport]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary]], 848-849
 
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Maccabeus Wikipedia]
 
====Pictures from the web====
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Judea_Judas_Makk.PNG Map of Judea under Judas Maccabeus] <Wikipedia>




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