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The Seleucid War Against the Jews

The Seleucid War Against the Jews

Hanukkah, which is an event of both historical and religious importance, recalls a time when Jews fought battles to be able to continue to practice their religion, and won. ...
Dennis Behreandt
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From the print edition of The New American

Judas Maccabaeus, “The Hammer of the Jews,” gazed out at his camp. The last indigo of the night sky was giving way to the gathering orange glow that presaged the new day. It was not auspicious.

About him were 3,000 picked men, the flower of Jewish might, skilled warriors all, dedicated to protecting the Jews and defending faith and tradition against the pagan Greeks.

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