Judas Maccabaeus: A Poetic Drama by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Judas Maccabaeus: A Poetic Drama

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Judah Maccabee was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167-160 BCE). The Jewish feast of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the...

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