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* Judas Maccabeus, also known as Judah the Hammer, leader of the Maccabean revolt ( 167 – 160 BCE ) against the Seleucid Empire
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And she wrote the libretto for an oratorio on the subject of Judas Maccabeus performed at the Hanukkah festival which came in December.
The ancient Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus narrates in his book Jewish Antiquities XII, how the victorious Judas Maccabeus ordered lavish yearly eight-day festivities after rededicating the Temple in Jerusalem that had been profaned by Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
This provoked the 174 – 135 BCE Maccabean Revolt led by Judas Maccabeus ( whose victory is celebrated in the Jewish festival of Hanukkah ).
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Ninth-century chroniclers, who interpreted the outcome of the battle as divine judgment in his favour, gave Charles the nickname Martellus (" The Hammer "), possibly recalling Judas Maccabeus (" The Hammerer ") of the Maccabean revolt.
The Jordan was crossed by Judas Maccabeus and his brother Jonathan Maccabaeus during their war with the Nabataeans ( 1 Maccabees ).
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He quickly makes for Jerusalem, besieging the city and trapping Judas Maccabeus, the spiritual and military leader of the Maccabees, inside.
* Judas Maccabeus and many of his supporters regroup to face the Seleucid forces in the Battle of Elasa ( near modern day Ramallah ).
Greatly outnumbered, the Maccabees are defeated and Judas Maccabeus is killed during the battle.
* Judas Maccabeus is succeeded as army commander and leader of the Maccabees by his younger brother, Jonathan.
* Judas Maccabeus, third son of the Jewish priest Mattathias, who has led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire until his death
* With the restoration of peace in Judea, an internal struggle breaks out between the supporters of Judas Maccabeus and the Hellenist party.
* The Maccabees, led by Judas Maccabeus, and a Seleucid army, led by the Seleucid general Nicanor, fight the Battle of Adasa, near Beth-horon.
* Envoys of Judas Maccabeus conclude a treaty of friendship with the Roman Senate.
* The Maccabees, under the leadership of Judas Maccabeus, continue their struggle against the Seleucids and persecute the Hellenising faction in Judea.
Judas Maccabeus lays siege to the fortress and in response, the Seleucid general and regent to the young Seleucid king Antiochus V, Lysias, approaches Jerusalem and besieges Beth-zechariah, 25 kilometres from the city.
Even though the Chasidim consent, Judas Maccabeus argues for full political as well as religious freedom.
* The Battle of Beth Zur is fought between Jewish rebel forces led by Judas Maccabeus and a Seleucid army led by the regent Lysias.
Judas Maccabeus wins the battle and is able to recapture Jerusalem soon after.
* The Battle of Beth Horon is fought between Jewish forces led by Judas Maccabeus and a Seleucid army.
* The Battle of Emmaus takes place between the Jewish rebels led by Judas Maccabeus and Seleucid forces sent by Antiochus IV and led by Lysias and his general, Gorgias.
In the ensuing battle, Judas Maccabeus and his men succeed in repelling Gorgias and forcing his army out of Judea and down to the coastal plain in what is an important victory in the war for Judea's independence.
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Judas also rebuilt the walls round about the city, and reared towers of great height against the incursions of enemies, and set guards therein.
He has also noted chronological difficulties whereby Luke " has Gamaliel refer to Theudas and Judas in the wrong order, and Theudas actually rebelled about a decade after Gamaliel spoke ( 5: 36-7 )'
There were also autographs by band members from Depeche Mode, Tool, the Fray, Judas Priest, Pearl Jam and more, as well as signatures from Ricky, Julian and Bubbles from " Trailer Park Boys: The Movie " on a rare Epiphone guitar.
The term has also been used in The Judas Mandala, a 1982 science-fiction novel by Damien Broderick, where the context of use is somewhat different from that defined above.
The scene also helped 1970s hard rock artists such as AC / DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen, KISS, Ronnie James Dio, and Judas Priest reach a new generation of fans.
According to Acts 1, in the days following the Ascension of Jesus, to the assembled disciples, who numbered about one hundred and twenty, that they nominated two men to replace Judas: Joseph called Barsabbas ( also known as Justus ) and Matthias.
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The book referred to the name Pantera, or Pandera as the father of Jesus, and also portrayed Judas Iscariot as a hero.
Rainbow headlines, and Judas Priest, Scorpions, April Wine, Saxon, Riot and Touch also perform.
Daub had become so hopelessly addicted to this perverse principle that he deduced not only Jesus as the embodiment of the philosophical idea of the union of God and man, but also Judas Iscariot as the embodiment of the idea of a rival god, or Satan.
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Hill is also responsible for finding the singer for Judas Priest, Rob Halford.
He also was the frontman of Judas Priest and Pink Floyd tribute band British Steel, named after the Judas Priest album.
For the two Costa Mesa shows the band replaced Dio with Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford ; on the second night, Iommi, Butler and original Sabbath drummer Bill Ward also joined Osbourne onstage for four songs.
According to a legend first reported by Eusebius in the 4th century, Syriac King Abgar V Ukāmā was converted by Addai, who was one of the seventy-two disciples, sent to him by " Judas, who is also called Thomas "..
Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton has also released material recorded during the 1997 Baptizm Of Fire sessions ; this 2006 collection, entitled Edge of the World, was released under the moniker of Tipton, Entwistle & Powell, in memory of John Entwistle and Powell.
It is also known as the Judas tree.
Judah Maccabee ( or Judas Maccabeus, also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabaeus, Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, Y ' hudhah HamMakabi, Judah the Hammer ) was a Kohen and a son of the Jewish priest Mattathias.
A townsperson playing Judas Iscariot also roams the streets, with greasy hair, a yellow tunic and rattling thirty pieces of silver.
He is also working with Marv Wolfman on a direct-to-DVD movie adaptation of the " Judas Contract " story arc from Teen Titans.
The Judas Cradle, also known as the Judas chair, was a torture device.
Traditionally associated ( and often confused ) with Hard rock, heavy metal was also extremely popular throughout the decade, with Ozzy Osbourne achieving success during his solo career ; bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Dio were also widely popular North American acts.
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