Matityahu and his sons then attacked the entire Greek garrison, killing all the soldiers and, before other units of the Seleucid army could effect reprisals, fled into the surrounding Judean hills.

To besiege Jerusalem, the Seleucid army first needed to capture Bethulia. Facing such a formidable enemy, the townsfolk were terrified. Unless God immediately intervened, they decided, they would ...

(credit: YONIT SCHILLER) A small band of faithful but poorly armed Jews, led by Judah the Maccabee defeated the mighty Seleucid army, reclaimed the Temple, and rededicated “the contaminated ...

To besiege Jerusalem, the Seleucid army first needed to capture Bethulia. Facing such a formidable enemy, the townsfolk were terrified. Unless God immediately intervened, they decided, they would ...