The Maccabean Revolt: A Fight for Freedom
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Learn the real history of the Maccabean Revolt. See how Judas Maccabeus used guerrilla tactics to defeat an empire and reclaim the Temple in 164 BC.
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Hanukkah wasn't just a miracle of oil, it was born from a savage guerrilla
war against a tyrant. In 164 BC, King Antiochus tried to erase Jewish culture by turning
the Holy Temple into a shrine for Zeus and sacrificing pigs on the altar. He thought he had
won, but he messed with the wrong family. Judas Maccabeus, literally nicknamed
The Hammer, took a small band of farmers into the hills. They didn't have
armor, but they had strategy. They used hit-and-run tactics to dismantle a massive professional
army piece by piece. On November 21, they stormed Jerusalem, reclaimed their home,
and lit the flame that changed history. It is the ultimate proof that a few determined people
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