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Tombs of the Maccabees in Modi'im. This Hasmonean family led the revolt againt the Syrian Seleucid kings.
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Tombs of the Maccabees in Modi'im. This Hasmonean family le...

The rock-cut tombs of the Maccabees in Modi'im, Israel. The Maccabees, Mattathias and his five sons, led the Hasmonean revolt against the Greek rulers in the 2nd BCE. Their victory and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem are remembered in the Hanukkah festival.
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The rock-cut tombs of the Maccabees in Modi'im, Israel. The Maccabees, Mattathia...

The rock-cut tombs of the Maccabees in Modi'im, Israel. The Maccabees, Mattathias and his five sons, led the Hasmonean revolt against the Greek rulers in the 2nd BCE. Their victory and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem are remembered in the Hanukkah festival.
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The rock-cut tombs of the Maccabees in Modi'im, Israel. The Maccabees, Mattathia...

The rock-cut tombs of the Maccabees in Modi'im, Israel. The Maccabees, Mattathias and his five sons, led the Hasmonean revolt against the Greek rulers in the 2nd BCE. Their victory and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem are remembered in the Hanukkah festival.
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The rock-cut tombs of the Maccabees in Modi'im, Israel. The Maccabees, Mattathia...