Judas Maccabeus was strategist enough to gird himself early to the capture of Gezer, and Simon fortified it to cover the way to the harbour of Joppa and caused John his son, the captain of the host, to dwell there.

See "JUDAS MACCABEUS LIBERATES JUDEA," ii, 245.

6. Judas Maccabeus, a 'valiant Jewish commander against the tyranny of Antiochus.

As Judas Maccabeus killed Apollonius with his own weapons, we arm ourselves to our own overthrows; and use reason, art, judgment, all that should help us, as so many instruments to undo us.

The light of Judas Maccabeus went spinning, as if joy had scourged it.

"It is known that the Jews had no coinage of their own until the time of Maccabeus.

Simon Maccabeus, by virtue of a decree of Antiochus (1 Macc.

And that the great tho diverse characters of these two men might be clearly discerned, it should be borne in mind that the one, his career cut short by an unexpected blow, died for his country like another Judas Maccabeus, mourned by the army as for a father, while the court and all the people, lamented his fate.

He was an ardent admirer of Judas Maccabeus, and may well have been one of the many valiant Jews who rallied about this sturdy champion.

And he had five sons, John, who was surnamed Gaddis, Simon, who was called Thassi, Judas, who was called Maccabeus, Eleazar, who was called Avaran, Jonathan, who was called Apphus.

Judas Maccabeus, too, has been a man of war from his youth; He shall be your captain, and fight the battle of the people.

Judas, who bore the surname Maccabeus (whence the word Maccabees), soon proved himself a great military leader.

3:1-9] Then his son Judas, who was called Maccabeus, rose up in his place.

Judas Maccabeus was a man of unquestioned courage.

Moses, Samuel, Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Ezra, Judas Maccabeus come upon the stage, one after the other, perform their several parts with singular aptitude, and prepare the way for the next movement when it comes due.

HYRCANUS, JOHN, the son of Simon Maccabeus, king of Judea, as well as High-Priest of the Jews from 135 to 105 B.C.; achieved the independence of his country from the Syrian yoke, extended the borders of it, and compelled the Edomites to accept the Jewish faith at the point of the sword; in the strife then rampant between the SADDUCEES (q. v.) and the PHARISEES (q. v.)