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Behind the Aegis

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3. Sorry, I forgot to come back and explain.

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 13, 2021, 04:50 PM

Dec 2021

The eight-day commemoration harks back to the second century BCE, when the Second Temple of Jerusalem was rededicated to God after nearly being lost to its enemies, the Maccabees.

The Maccabees weren't the enemy, they were the good guys! The enemies were the Greeks/Syrians (Seleucid Syrian-Greeks).

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LMAO! Behind the Aegis Dec 2021 #1

What's the glaring error ? rickford66 Dec 2021 #2

Sorry, I forgot to come back and explain. Behind the Aegis Dec 2021 #3