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Group of Jewish rebels in the Seleucid Empire
The Maccabees (/ˈmækəbiːz/), also spelled Machabees (Hebrew: מַכַּבִּים, romanized: Makkabbīm, or מַקַבִּים, Maqabbīm; Latin: Machabaei or Maccabaei;
Maccabees
Deuterocanonical book chronicling the Maccabean Revolt
2 Maccabees, also known as the Second Book of Maccabees, Second Maccabees, and abbreviated as 2 Macc., is a deuterocanonical book which recounts the persecution
2_Maccabees
Jewish rebellion against the Seleucids
Hasmonean revolt (מֶרֶד הַחַשְׁמוֹנָאִים) was a Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees against the Seleucid Empire and against Hellenistic influence on Jewish
Maccabean_Revolt
Biblical text about the Maccabean Revolt
1 Maccabees, also known as the First Book of Maccabees, First Maccabees, and abbreviated as 1 Macc., is a deuterocanonical book that details the history
1_Maccabees
Indie rock band
The Maccabees are an English indie rock band, formed in 2004 in London. The band consists of Orlando Weeks (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Felix White (guitar
The_Maccabees_(band)
Group of ancient Hebrew books
The Books of the Maccabees or the Sefer HaMakabim (the Book of the Maccabees) recount the history of the Maccabees, the leaders of the Jewish rebellion
Books_of_the_Maccabees
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Maccabees or Maccabee in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Maccabees were Jewish rebel warriors who fought against Greco-Roman Hellenization
Maccabees_(disambiguation)
Books of the Bible which are considered non-canonical by Protestant denominations
Letter of Jeremiah, Sirach or Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, First and Second Maccabees and also the Greek additions to Esther and Daniel. In addition to these
Deuterocanonical_books
British musician
musician, best known as the guitarist of the British indie rock band The Maccabees and as founding member, guitarist and vocalist of 86TVs. He is also co-presenter
Felix_White
Ancient Greek text
3 Maccabees, also called the Third Book of Maccabees, is a book written in Koine Greek, likely in the 1st century BC in either the late Ptolemaic period
3_Maccabees
Arabic text of Judean history 186-6 BCE
The Fifth Book of the Maccabees, also called "Arabic 2 Maccabees", or "Arabic Maccabees", is an ancient Jewish work relating the history in the 2nd and
5_Maccabees
Private university in New York City, US
opener, with the Maccabees going on to win the Skyline Conference championship. This was the second time in three years that the Maccabees made the NCAA
Yeshiva_University
Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7
was a Jewish martyr described in the deuterocanonical 2 Maccabees 7 and elaborated in 4 Maccabees. She and her seven sons were arrested during the persecution
Woman_with_seven_sons
Jewish holiday
Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE, when the Maccabees successfully recovered Jerusalem and the Second Temple. Beginning on the
Hanukkah
Ancient Jewish city near modern Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel
near the modern city of Modi'in, Israel. First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership
Modi'in_(ancient_city)
North American fraternal organization
Knights of the Maccabees was a fraternal organization formed in 1878 in London, Ontario, Canada. Most active in the U.S. state of Michigan, the group's
Knights_of_the_Maccabees
Ancient books found in some editions of Bibles
additions to Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, i.e. all of the Deuterocanonical books plus 3 Maccabees and 1 Esdras. Some editions
Biblical_apocrypha
Band discography
English indie rock band the Maccabees released four studio albums, two extended plays, and eleven singles from 2004 until their disbandment in 2017. Given
The_Maccabees_discography
Book written in Koine Greek
4 Maccabees, also called the Fourth Book of Maccabees and possibly originally known as On the Sovereignty of Reason, is a book written in Koine Greek
4_Maccabees
King of the Seleucid Empire from 175 to 164 BC
persecution of the Jews of Judea and Samaria, and the rebellion of the Jewish Maccabees. The son of King Antiochus III the Great, Antiochus IV’s accession to
Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes
Texts regarded as part of the Bible
or to the instruction received by Moses on Mount Sinai. The book of 2 Maccabees, itself not a part of the Jewish canon, describes Nehemiah (c. 400 BC)
Biblical_canon
Biblical canon used by Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches
Hebrew protocanon. Moreover, with the exception of the first two books of Maccabees, the Orthodox Tewahedo canon also contains the entire Catholic deuterocanon
Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon
Orthodox_Tewahedo_biblical_canon
6 Maccabees, or the Sixth Book of Maccabees, is an anonymous Classical Syriac narrative poem about the martyrdom of Eleazar and the woman with seven sons
6_Maccabees
Three Ge'ez Ethiopian biblical books
transliterated as Makabian or Mäqabeyan), also referred to as Ethiopian Maccabees and Ethiopic Maccabees, are three books found only in the Ethiopian Orthodox Old Testament
Meqabyan
First division of the Christian Bible
Edition place First and Second Maccabees after Malachi; other Catholic translations place them after Esther. 1 Maccabees is hypothesized by most scholars
Old_Testament
the Maccabees, which disputation exists whether the Hebrews of his day regarded the Maccabees as canonical or not. For Origen himself quotes Maccabees and
Development of the Old Testament canon
Development_of_the_Old_Testament_canon
15 chapters of the book
The book 2 Maccabees contains 15 chapters. It is a deuterocanonical book originally written in Koine Greek that is part of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox
Chapters_of_2_Maccabees
Historic building in Detroit
The Maccabees Building (sometimes called Wayne Tower) is a historic building located at 5057 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed
Maccabees_Building
Hebrew religious text ascribed to Enoch
Verse 13 can be found in 1 Maccabees iii 7; vi. 52; v.; 2 Maccabees vi. 8 sqq., 13, 14; 1 Maccabees vii 41, 42; and 2 Maccabees x v, 8 sqq. Maccabeus was
Book_of_Enoch
Dynasty of Judea (140–37 BC)
army during the Maccabean Revolt of 167 to 160 BC. According to 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, and the first book of The Jewish War by historian Josephus (37 – c
Hasmonean_dynasty
Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures
and Bel and the Dragon); the additions to Esther; 1 Maccabees; 2 Maccabees; 3 Maccabees; 4 Maccabees; 1 Esdras; Book of Odes (including the Prayer of Manasseh);
Septuagint
164 BC battle between the Maccabees and the Seleucids
The Battle of Beth Zur was fought between the Maccabees led by Judas Maccabeus (Judah Maccabee) and a Seleucid Greek army led by Regent Lysias in October
Battle_of_Beth_Zur
Falsely attributed works
religious literature written from about 300 BCE to 300 CE, including: 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Assumption of Moses Ethiopic Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) Slavonic Second
Pseudepigrapha
Fifth book of the Torah in the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Deuteronomy
Jewish group of the 2nd century BC Maccabean Revolt
three times in the books of the Maccabees, the main contemporary sources from the period. According to the book 1 Maccabees, during the early phases of the
Hasideans
Books not accepted as sacred manuscripts in Judaism
החיצוני) 2 Esdras (חזון עזרא) 1 Maccabees ('ספר מקבים א) 2 Maccabees (ספר מקבים ב׳) 3 Maccabees (ספר מקבים ג׳) 4 Maccabees (ספר מקבים ד׳) Additions to the
Jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha
Jewish_apocrypha_and_pseudepigrapha
Jewish martyr
information about Eleazar is the book 2 Maccabees, although a variant account of someone named Eleazar is found in 3 Maccabees. Those who were in charge of that
Eleazar_(2_Maccabees)
Hellenistic Jewish historian (fl. 2nd century BCE)
Jew, the book of 2 Maccabees, which was eventually included in the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Jewish scriptures. 2 Maccabees was eventually recognized
Jason_of_Cyrene
American fraternal bnefit society
The Ladies of the Maccabees (acronym, LOTM; 1886-1926), the female auxiliary of the Knights of the Maccabees, was an insurance benefit society. It was
Ladies_of_the_Maccabees
Jewish kingdom in the southern Levant (140–37 BC)
Seleucid rule. It was ruled by the Hasmonean dynasty, who descended from the Maccabees, and combined the offices of high priest and ethnarch. The dynasty's leaders
Hasmonean_Judea
Deuterocanonical (apocryphal) book of the Old Testament
Epiphanes, and place the events during the Hellenistic period when the Maccabees battled the Seleucid monarchs. However, because the Hebrew manuscripts
Book_of_Judith
Chest containing the Ten Commandments
yielded little due to political sensitivities. An opinion found in the II Maccabees 2:4-10, asserts that Jeremiah hid the Ark and other sacred items in a
Ark_of_the_Covenant
Christian feast celebrating the Holy Spirit's descent
October 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2017. 1 Maccabees 6:20 1 Maccabees 7:1 1 Maccabees 9:3 1 Maccabees 9:54 2 Maccabees 14:4 Balz, Horst Robert; Schneider, Gerhard
Pentecost
Second book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Exodus
160 BCE battle
are recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 7:26–50), the book of 2 Maccabees (2 Maccabees 14:12–33, 2 Maccabees 15:1–36), and in Josephus's Antiquities
Battle_of_Adasa
Deuterocanonical book of Christian scripture
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Book_of_Tobit
Deuterocanonical book of the Bible in some Christian traditions
propose that it was written during or shortly after the period of the Maccabees. The Book of Baruch is sometimes referred to as 1 Baruch to distinguish
Book_of_Baruch
Book of the Hebrew Bible (450–180 BCE)
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Ecclesiastes
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Isaiah
Book in the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Micah
Jewish work written in Greek generally dated to the mid-first century BC
written. It shares an outlook similar to that of other texts such as 4 Maccabees, Letter of Aristeas, and the works of Philo, which all came from this
Book_of_Wisdom
Pseudepigraphical Judeo-Christian text
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Ascension_of_Isaiah
Ancient Jewish religious work of 50 chapters
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Jubilees
Books of the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Books_of_Samuel
Final books of the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Books_of_Chronicles
Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
Malachi Manahen Melchizedek Micah Moses Nahum Nathan Obadiah Samuel Seven Maccabees and their mother Simeon Shemaiah Zechariah (prophet) Zechariah ben Jehoiada
David
Book of the Bible of the Assyrian Period
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Obadiah
Deuterocanonical book (200–175 BCE)
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Book_of_Sirach
Apocryphal book of the Bible
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
2_Enoch
Ancient Jewish text dating to 70–150 AD
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Apocalypse_of_Abraham
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox & others Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to Daniel Susanna
Chapters and verses of the Bible
Chapters_and_verses_of_the_Bible
Sixth book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Joshua
Book of the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Zechariah
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Proverbs
160 BCE battle of the Maccabean Revolt
142–141 BCE, fulfilling the goal of the Maccabees. The Battle of Elasa is recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 9:1–22) and in Josephus's Antiquities
Battle_of_Elasa
Book of the Bible
the Hellenistic period who listed the "great sages" of Israel) and 4 Maccabees (1st century). In the 1st century the historian Josephus said that the
Book_of_Ezekiel
King of the Seleucid Empire from 222 to 187 BC
Antiochus III is mentioned in the deuterocanonical Books of the Maccabees. The subject of Maccabees is the Maccabean Revolt against Antiochus's son, Antiochus
Antiochus_III_the_Great
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church: A Study of Conflict from the Maccabees to Donatus. Doubleday. p. 106.; Huskinson, Janet (2000). Experiencing
Roman_Empire
Book of the New Testament
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox & others Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to Daniel Susanna
Epistle_to_Philemon
Battle of the Maccabean Revolt
Apollonius (Hebrew: קרב אפולוניוס) was the first battle fought between the Maccabees and the Seleucid Empire in 167 or 166 BCE. The Jewish forces were led
Battle of the Ascent of Lebonah
Battle_of_the_Ascent_of_Lebonah
Jewish pseudepigraphical work possibly alluded to in Jude 1:9
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Assumption_of_Moses
Third book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Leviticus
Book of sacred songs in the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Psalms
Books of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Books_of_Kings
Penitential prayer attributed to king Manasseh of Judah
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Prayer_of_Manasseh
United States historic place
The Ladies of the Maccabees Building is a fraternal organization building, located at 901 Huron Avenue in Port Huron, Michigan. It was listed on the National
Ladies of the Maccabees Building
Ladies_of_the_Maccabees_Building
Apocalyptic appendix to Vulgate (70-218 CE)
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
2_Esdras
American soccer club with multiple national championships
Athletic Club Full name Maccabee Los Angeles מכבי לוס אנג'לס Nickname Maccabees Founded 1971 (competitive) Dissolved 1982 Stadium Jackie Robinson Field
Maccabee_Los_Angeles
Aggadah in the Talmud depicting a miracle of Hanukkah
for eight days. Contemporary accounts of the revolt, including 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, and writings by Josephus, do not mention the miracle of the oil
Miracle_of_the_cruse_of_oil
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Ruth
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Haggai
2nd century BCE Jewish priest of the Hasmonean Dynasty
Empire. Mattathias's story is related in the deuterocanonical book of 1 Maccabees and in the writings of Josephus. Mattathias is accorded a central role
Mattathias
165 BC battle of the Maccabean Revolt
Battle of Emmaus is recorded in the books of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 3:38–4:25), 2 Maccabees (2 Maccabees 8:8–8:36), and Josephus's Antiquities of the
Battle_of_Emmaus
Fourth book of the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Numbers
Septuagint Book of Ezra
contains similarities to the vocabulary in the Book of Daniel and II Maccabees, and it is presumed that the authors came either from Lower Egypt or Palestine
1_Esdras
United States historic place
Knights of the Maccabees Hall, also known as Cheshire Meeting Hall, is a historic meeting hall located at Cheshire, Ontario County, New York. It was built
Knights_of_the_Maccabees_Hall
Prophet (6 BC – AD 30)
Malachi Manahen Melchizedek Micah Moses Nahum Nathan Obadiah Samuel Seven Maccabees and their mother Simeon Shemaiah Zechariah (prophet) Zechariah ben Jehoiada
John_the_Baptist
Book of the Hebrew Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Hosea
King of the Seleucid Empire from 164 to 162 BC
Seleucid Empire who reigned from late 164 to 162 BC (based on dates from 1 Maccabees 6:16 and 7:1). He was appointed as king by the Romans with his protector
Antiochus_V_Eupator
Writings by early Christians, not included in the Biblical Canon
Three Holy Children Susanna Bel and the Dragon 1 Maccabees / 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees / 4 Maccabees Prayer of Manasseh / Psalm 151 Old Testament pseudepigrapha
New_Testament_apocrypha
Estimating dates of composition for parts of the Bible
JSTOR 3267150. Momigliano, Arnaldo (1976). "The date of the first Book of Maccabees". L'Italie préromaine et la Rome républicaine. I. Mélanges offerts à Jacques
Dating_the_Bible
2007 studio album by the Maccabees
Colour It In is the debut studio album by the British indie band the Maccabees. It was released in the UK on 14 May and in the US on 22 May 2007. It was
Colour_It_In
Religious text
apocrypha Book of Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum
Book_of_Gad_the_Seer
Identification of textual variants
Three Holy Children Susanna Bel and the Dragon 1 Maccabees / 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees / 4 Maccabees Prayer of Manasseh / Psalm 151 Old Testament pseudepigrapha
Textual_criticism
Genre of prophetical writing
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox & others Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to Daniel Susanna
Apocalyptic_literature
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Nehemiah
Battle in 162 BC
Jerusalem. The Battle of Beth Zechariah is recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 6:28–47) and in two of Josephus's histories: Antiquities of the
Battle_of_Beth_Zechariah
Calendar era used during Hellenistic period
1 Maccabees generally uses the Babylonian and Judean year count (1 Maccabees 6:20, 1 Maccabees 7:1, 9:3, 10:1, etc.). However, the book 2 Maccabees exclusively
Seleucid_era
2nd century BCE Maccabean revolt leader
but it appears to be largely paraphrasing 1 Maccabees, Josephus's main source for the period. 1 Maccabees introduces Mattathias and his sons in chapter
John_Gaddi
Book of the Bible
Zechariah Malachi Deuterocanonical Tobit Judith Additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach Baruch / Letter of Jeremiah Additions to
Book_of_Lamentations
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Love for Great Soul
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Afghan, African, Arabic, Australian, French, Muslim, Pakistani, Swahili
Gracious
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Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu
One of the kauravas
Boy/Male
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Divine Friend
Girl/Female
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River water, Pure flowing water
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Born of Intellect
Boy/Male
Arabic
Variant of Mu'awin; Helper; Assistant
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Fame of the Family
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Goddess of Wealth
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n. pl.
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.
a.
Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty.
a.
Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.
n. pl.
The name given 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.