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Maccabeean Martyrs and Defenders Under Mattathias
In defiance of Antiochus, Mattathias the priest leads Jews in revolt from Modin with sons John Simon Judas Eleazar and Jonathan. As kings army kills those defying worship on Sabbath, self defense becomes lawful, Eleazar dies, seven brothers endure torture, mother Solomona perishes, and the family retreats to the mountains before striking back destroying heathen altars and reintroducing circumcision.
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