Mattathias
Americannoun
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In the Hanukkah story, a Jewish priest named Mattathias and his sons led them in a bloody revolt against the much larger group of Greeks and the pro-assimilation Jews.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2021
Mattathias Schwartz is unsatisfied with the administration’s reasoning for Mr. Comey’s firing.
From New York Times • May 10, 2017
The Jews revolted, led by Mattathias, an elder in the Hasmonean family of priests, and his sons, the eldest of whom was Judah the Maccabee.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2013
Mattathias Schwartz is the winner of the 2012 Livingston Award for international reporting.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2012
What son of Mattathias took command after his death?
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
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