1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical ... Mattathias soon dies, but appoints his son, Judas Maccabeus, to take command of the military forces they have gathered (2:66). Judas leads the ...
JUDAH MACCABEE as portrayed by Arthur Szyk ... of Jewish worship and desecrating the Second Temple. The revolt, led by Judas Maccabeus and his family, was a fight to reclaim not just their ...