Today in Hebrew History
Today's date is the 15th Cheshvan, 5775
In the 2nd century BC, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks) who, with the collaboration of the Jewish Hellenists, introduced pagan idols into the Holy Temple and set about to forcefully Hellenize the people of Israel. Mattityahu was already an old man when he picked up a sword and raised the flag of revolt in the village of Modiin in the Judean hills. Many rallied under his battle cry, "Who that is for God, come with me!" and resisted the Greeks from their mountain hideouts. After heading the revolt for one year, Mattityahu died on the 15th of Cheshvan of the year 3622 (139 BCE). His five sons, the "Macabees"; Judah, Yochanan, Shimon, Elazar and Yonatan, carried on the battle to their eventual victory. Our Savior celebrated this victory, along with Jews the world over today, as the festival of Chanukah.
In the 2nd century BC, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks) who, with the collaboration of the Jewish Hellenists, introduced pagan idols into the Holy Temple and set about to forcefully Hellenize the people of Israel. Mattityahu was already an old man when he picked up a sword and raised the flag of revolt in the village of Modiin in the Judean hills. Many rallied under his battle cry, "Who that is for God, come with me!" and resisted the Greeks from their mountain hideouts. After heading the revolt for one year, Mattityahu died on the 15th of Cheshvan of the year 3622 (139 BCE). His five sons, the "Macabees"; Judah, Yochanan, Shimon, Elazar and Yonatan, carried on the battle to their eventual victory. Our Savior celebrated this victory, along with Jews the world over today, as the festival of Chanukah.