The Maccabees fought a guerrilla war to keep the Syrians out of this city
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Maccabean Revolt - Wikipedia  The Maccabean Revolt was a Jewish rebellion, lasting from 167 to 160 BC, led by the ... his son Judah Maccabee led an army of Jewish dissidents to victory over the Seleucid dynasty in guerrilla warfare, which at first ... A large Seleucid army was sent to quash the revolt, but returned to Syria on the death of Antiochus IV.
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The Revolt of the Maccabees: The true story behind Hanukkah ...  Dec 10, 2014 ... Judas and his band of rebels staged guerrilla warfare against Hellenized ... I of Parthia attacked the Seleucid Empire and captured the city of Herat, ... Lysias set out to destroy Jerusalem and crush the Maccabean revolt ... But as soon as Lysias left, fighting broke out again between Judas' ... Keep me posted
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History Crash Course #29: Revolt of the Maccabees - Aish.com  Jun 16, 2007 ... The Maccabean revolt against the Greeks sets a precedent as the world's first religious war. ... it is also a civil war  Jews, who were loyal to Judaism, fighting other ... In the hills, they organize a guerilla army, led primarily by the oldest of ... Greek armies besiege Jerusalem and attempt to re-conquer the City.
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Maccabees | priestly Jewish family | Britannica.com  Since Judas held the initiative in the long war against the Syrians, he was ... Throughout the 2nd century BCE;, the city-state of Jerusalem-Judah lay ... as he is described in the Book of Daniel in the Bible, he set out to seize Judaea (or .... The guerrilla war that followed was as much a civil war as a war of national resistance.
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Maccabees - Wikipedia  The Maccabees, also spelled Machabees were the leaders of a Jewish rebel army that took ... Jason subsequently drove out Menelaus and became High Priest again. ... death about one year later in 166 BCE, his son Judas Maccabee led an army of Jewish dissidents to victory over the Seleucid dynasty in guerrilla warfare,...
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Why the language of Jesus is at risk - The Globe and Mail  Apr 17, 2014 ... Continuing violence in Syria could mean if refugees do not return to Maaloula, ... and is still spoken in one place on Earth: the village of Maaloula in Syria, ... many parts of it are destroyed and some homes have been torched,...
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Yom Kippur War - Wikipedia  The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, or October War also known as the 1973 ArabIsraeli War, was a war fought by the coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel from October 6 to 25, 1973. ... The Israelis then counter-attacked at the seam between the two Egyptian armies, crossed the Suez Canal into...
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The Biblical Street called Straight of Damascus | Every Country has ...  Shop in Straight Street, Old Damascus, Syria ... Act 9:11 So the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of ... CastleMagnificent SyriaBeautiful SyriaIt'S BeautifulStreets Damascus ..... Damascus~modern day ... Bab Kisan where St. Paul escaped from Damascus~ Act 9:22 But Saul...
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Judas Maccabeus - Wikipedia  Judah Maccabee was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the ... Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ... It is also possible that the name Maccabee is an acronym for the Torah verse Mi .... were opposed to him, he found himself in open conflict with the Maccabees.
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The Street Called Straight | online library of brethren writers  Jan 14, 2008 ... And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be ... For many years it was the capital of Israel's Syrian foes. ... You remember, 600 years after St. Paul's visit there, Mohammed ... And in referring to those days again, he said, I have lived in all good conscience toward God until this day.
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Saul, the Witch of Endor, and Samuel | Bible Verses Rarely Read on ...  Feb 28, 2010 ... 5 When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his ... Consult a spirit for me, he said, and bring up for me the one I ... Q. In the book of 1Samuel it states the witch of Endor conjured up the prophet Samuel for King Saul. ... Samuel that Israel was going to lose its battle and that Saul and his...
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Siege of Jerusalem (1099) - Wikipedia  The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099, during the First Crusade. ... On their way the Crusaders besieged Arqa but failed to capture it and ... Therefore, he expelled all of Jerusalem's Christian inhabitants. Further ... The Muslims knew that if one siege tower breached the walls, Jerusalem would fall.
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Siege of Jerusalem (1099) - Wikipedia  The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099, during the First Crusade. ... As with Antioch the crusaders put the city to a siege, in which the crusaders ... knew that if one siege tower breached the walls, Jerusalem would fall.
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A.D. 70 Titus Destroys Jerusalem | Christian History  When the Roman general sacked the temple, the Jews were forced into a ... The Jewish Revolt beganand met its bitter endat Masada, a hunk of rock ... Emperor Nero then sent Vespasian, a decorated general, to quell the ... in A.D. 66, some of the remaining Jewish Christians fled to Pella, a city across the Jordan River.
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THE DARK HISTORY OF THE TEMPLARS  The crusades were a barbaric attack on the Middle Eastern Muslim .... The Temple Mount thus remained the order's headquarters for the next 70 ..... Acre, the crusaders' last stronghold in Palestine, was captured by the Muslim army in 1291. ... to the Templars the Island of Cyprus, which was to become the temporary base of...
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1 Samuel 17 - David and Goliath - Now the Philistines - Bible Gateway  David and Goliath - Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and ... 2 Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew ... 9 If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I ... 17 Now Jesse said to his son David, Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves...
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS  Hebrew Bible, including 1 and 2 Maccabees and 4 Ezra. Apollonius of Tyana: ... Christianity, the term was used to designate special emis- saries of the .... through the Jewish War of 6670 C.E.. See also .... basis of the numerical value of its letters (in both Greek ... Examples of the genre include Josephus's Antiquities of the.
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Lesson 4 - The Sin of Achan - Fighting the Giants  Sin affects not only the one who sins, but others as well. ... The Lord told Joshua that when the Israelites conquered Jericho they were to ... Achan was a soldier who disobeyed the orders and hid a beautiful garment, and some silver and gold in his tent. ... God had said all the land was theirs but they must TAKE it city by city.
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Ezekiel 26:1-14: A Proof Text For Inerrancy or Fallibility of The Old ...  Dec 7, 2009 ... Tyre was a major Phoenician commercial center famous for its wealth .... When Alexander the Great besieged the island in 332 BC he built a ... The point is, Nebuchadnezzar conquered the mainland city of Tyre, but ... He of course refused, and took the island city after a seven-month siege. .... Acts 21:3, 7).
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List of 9 Crusades to the Holy Land - History Lists  A list of 9 crusades to the Holy Land from the late 11th to the late 13th centuries ... Conquered lands supposed to be returned to the Byzantine Empire but after ... the Church to recapture the County of Edessa that fell to the Muslims in 1144. ... One year later, they laid siege to Damascus but after failing to capture the city, the...
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Damascus - Wikipedia  Damascus is the capital and the largest city of Syria after Aleppo prior to the civil war. It is now ... In Arabic, the city is called Dimashqu sh-Shm ( ), although this is .... One of these kingdoms was Aram-Damascus, centred on its capital .... of the Apostles, Saint Paul and Saint Thomas both lived in that neighbourhood.