Judas Maccabeus
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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.
Judas Maccabeus before the army of Nicanor, by Gustave Doré
Death of Judas Maccabeus by José Teófilo de Jesus
The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus, Rubens
Mattathias
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Mattathias ben Johanan was a Kohen who helped spark the Maccabean Revolt against the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. Mattathias's story is related in the deuterocanonical book of 1 Maccabees and in the writings of Josephus. Mattathias is accorded a central role in the story of Hanukkah and, as a result, is named in the Al HaNissim prayer Jews add to the Birkat Hamazon and the Amidah during the festival's eight days.
Mattathias appealing to Jewish refugees (illustration by Gustave Doré from the 1866 La Sainte Bible)
Tomb of Mattathias ben Johanan, Israel