Judas Maccabeus

Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabaeus /mækəˈbiːəs/, also spelled Maccabeus; Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, romanized: Yehudah HaMakabi) was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167–160 BCE).

For Handel's oratorio, see Judas Maccabaeus (Handel). For the First Comics character, see Judah Maccabee (comics).
Judas Maccabeus
An imaginary depiction of Judas Maccabeus from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553)
Leader of the Maccabees
Tenure167–160 BCE
PredecessorMattathias
SuccessorJonathan Apphus
DiedApril 160 BCE
Elasa, Seleucid Empire
Burial
Modi'in
DynastyHasmonean
FatherMattathias

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BC, after Judah Maccabee removed all of the statues depicting Greek gods and goddesses and purified it.

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