Original sentence: The Maccabees ( or מקבים, Makabim or Maqabim; Greek Μακκαβαῖοι, /makav'εï/) were a Jewish rebel army who reconquered parts of the Land of Israel from the rule of the Seleucid Empire
Edited sentence: The Maccabees ( or מקבים, Makabim or Maqabim; Greek Μακκαβαῖοι, /makav'εï/) were a Jewish rebel army who liberated parts of the Land of Israel from the rule of the Seleucid Empire