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1 Maccabees
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historical book detailing the Maccabean Revolt, found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles
1 Maccabees is a historical account of the Jewish revolt against Greek-Syrian rule in the 2nd century BCE, focusing on the Maccabean family's military campaigns and leadership. The book is considered important for understanding how Jewish independence was restored and is included in Catholic and Orthodox Christian Bibles, though not in most Protestant versions.
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- Instance of
- literary work
- Part of
- Books of the Maccabees
- Followed by
- 2 Maccabees
- Narrative location
- Palestine
- Image
- Ende 1 Makkabäer.jpg
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- Commons category
- 1 Maccabees
- characters
- Alcimus
- title
- Machabaeorum I
- entry in abbreviations table
- 1 Maccabees
- inception
- 0200-00-00
- P8168
- Tulip period
- Stack Exchange tag
- hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/1-maccabees
- set in period
- 2nd century BC
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