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Lysias

Syrian general
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  • Judaea under the Hasmonean dynasty
    Maccabees
    / Hanukkah: reconsecration of the sanctuary

    Lysias, the Syrian general, was now the real power. A peace of a sort was agreed between Judas and the Syrian general, who was having trouble elsewhere, and the Jews secured liberty of conscience and worship. The war, however, soon resumed. Judas sent a delegation…

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    Lysias, the Syrian general, was now the real power. A peace of a sort was agreed between Judas and the Syrian general, who was having trouble elsewhere, and the Jews secured liberty of conscience and worship. The war, however, soon resumed. Judas sent a delegation…

    Read More