Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Family of Jewish patriots of the second and first centuries BC, active in the liberation of Judea from Syrian rule.
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- noun A member of the Maccabees (a
liberation movement inIsrael who established Jewish independence in theLand of Israel in the second and first centuries BC).
Etymologies
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'' 'Maccabee' '' (Hebrew: '' 'מכבי' '') was a name given to the members of the resistance movement among the Jews who suffered in the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, who succeeded to the Syrian throne 175 BC.
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'' 'Maccabee' '' (Hebrew: '' 'מכבי' '') was a name given to the members of the resistance movement among the Jews who suffered in the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, who succeeded to the Syrian throne 175 BC.
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After his somewhat predictable death, his sons - particularly one called Judah, nicknamed the "Maccabee" or "Hammer" (the same handle adopted by the fellow who changed the history of the world by stopping Moslem expansion into Europe at the Battle of Tours) - waged a successful guerilla war against the Greeks and eventually drove them out of their city.
Pretty/Scary 2008
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Judah Maccabee led the Jewish revolt against the Syrian-Greek armies of the Seleucid Empire, who had banned Jewish religious practices, and successfully restored worship at Jerusalem's Holy Temple.
Jewish Leaders Blast Mel Gibson, Warner Bros. for Maccabee Movie 2011
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"Kings" is just one of many projects focusing on B.C. figures: Darren Aronofsky is working on his Noah's Ark film, while Mel Gibson has been planning his own biblical-times epic about Judah Maccabee.
Steven Spielberg's Moses Movie? Director Nearing Deal For 'Gods And Kings' The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Of all the filmmakers you might expect to make a film about Jewish hero Judah Maccabee, Mel Gibson is probably not at the top of the list.
Mel Gibson Making Judah Maccabee Film With Warner Bros. 2011
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According to the LA Times, Gibson has long wanted to do a film about Maccabee, and considering doing so as a followup to "Passion."
Mel Gibson Making Judah Maccabee Film With Warner Bros. 2011
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Heir tells THR that Gibson, who made an anti-Semitic rant during a 2006 arrest, is disrespecting Jews with the Maccabee film and has not apologized for his previous remarks.
Jewish Leaders Blast Mel Gibson, Warner Bros. for Maccabee Movie 2011
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Casting him as a director or perhaps as the star of Judah Maccabee is like casting Madoff to be the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or a white supremacist as trying to portray Martin Luther King Jr. It's simply an insult to Jews.
Mel Gibson Making Judah Maccabee Film With Warner Bros. 2011
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"Kings" is just one of many projects focusing on B.C. figures: Darren Aronofsky is working on his Noah's Ark film, while Mel Gibson has been planning his own biblical-times epic about Judah Maccabee.
Steven Spielberg's Moses Movie? Director Nearing Deal For 'Gods And Kings' The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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