who were the maccabees
For other uses, see Maccabees (disambiguation). The Maccabees, also spelled Machabees (Hebrew: ××××× or ××§×××ââ, Maqabim; Latin: Machabaei or Maccabaei; Greek: Î¼Î±ÎºÎºÎ±Î²Î±á¿Î¿Î¹, Makkabaioi), were the leaders of a Jewish rebel army that took control of Judea, which at the time had been a province of the Seleucid Empire.
The descendants of Mattathias. The Maccabees, also spelled Machabees (Hebrew: ××××× or ××§×××ââ, Maqabim; Latin: Machabaei or Maccabaei; Greek: Î¼Î±ÎºÎºÎ±Î²Î±á¿Î¿Î¹, Makkabaioi), were the leaders of a Jewish rebel army that took control of Judea, which at the time had been a province of the Seleucid Empire.