Maccabees #12 - Death of Judah Ha-Macabbi
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 1st, 2009 No Comments »
Judah continued the war against both the Seleucid kingdom and the influences of Hellenism, even though he sufferd defeats on both fronts. The Seleucid king did grant religious freedom to the Jews, but a new High Priest was appointed who favored Hellenism- he embraced the ideas of pagan Greek civilization. Many Jews supported the new High Priest, and Judah lost much of his support. In the end, Judah made one last hopeless attack against another massive Greek army, where he lost his life.
