Maccabees 音标拼音: [m'ækəb
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Maccabees \
Mac "
ca *
bees \,
n .
pl .
1 .
The name given in later times to the Asmonaeans ,
a family of Jewish patriots ,
who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV .,
168 -
161 b .
c .,
which led to a period of freedom for Israel . --
Schaff -
Herzog .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The name of two ancient historical books ,
which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes ,
and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church ,
but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants .
Also applied to three books ,
two of which are found in some MSS .
of the Septuagint .
[
1913 Webster ]
Maccaboy Maccabees This word does not occur in Scripture .
It was the name given to the leaders of the national party among the Jews who suffered in the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes ,
who succeeded to the Syrian throne B .
C .
175 .
It is supposed to have been derived from the Hebrew word (
makkabah )
meaning "
hammer ,"
as suggestive of the heroism and power of this Jewish family ,
who are ,
however ,
more properly called Asmoneans or Hasmonaeans ,
the origin of which is much disputed .
After the expulsion of Antiochus Epiphanes from Egypt by the Romans ,
he gave vent to his indignation on the Jews ,
great numbers of whom he mercilessly put to death in Jerusalem .
He oppressed them in every way ,
and tried to abolish altogether the Jewish worship .
Mattathias ,
an aged priest ,
then residing at Modin ,
a city to the west of Jerusalem ,
became now the courageous leader of the national party ;
and having fled to the mountains ,
rallied round him a large band of men prepared to fight and die for their country and for their religion ,
which was now violently suppressed .
In 1 Macc .
2 :
60 is recorded his dying counsels to his sons with reference to the war they were now to carry on .
His son Judas , "
the Maccabee ,"
succeeded him (
B .
C .
166 )
as the leader in directing the war of independence ,
which was carried on with great heroism on the part of the Jews ,
and was terminated in the defeat of the Syrians .
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