First evidence of Judah Maccabee’s battlefield discovered

First evidence of Judah Maccabee’s battlefield discovered

New archaeological finds in the hills south of Jerusalem may offer the first material evidence from one of Judah Maccabee’s battles, as the Chanukah holiday approaches The eight-day holiday of Chanukah, which begins on Sunday night, marks the successful Hasmonean revolt against the Seleucid King Antiochus IV and the subsequent rededication of the Second Temple some 2,100 years ago. In an exclusive interview with TPS-IL, Dr. Dvir Raviv of Bar-Ila…