Judas Maccabaeus
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Judas Maccabaeus (died
161 BC) was a
Jewish leader who led a revolt in
Judea agaist the
Seleucid king,
Antiochus IV Epiphanes, from around
167 BC. He thus recovered
Jerusalem, dedicated the
Temple anew, and protected
Judaism from
Hellenization.