The family of Mattathias became known as the Maccabees, from the Hebrew word for “hammer,” because they were said to strike hammer blows against their enemies. The name Hasmoneans refers to the ...
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean Brigade training base today, the IDF says, where he praised the soldiers, whom he said were “pioneers and trailblazers,” for ...
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