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100 1 _aSacks, Benjamin,
_d1903-2007
245 1 4 _aThe story of Chanukah
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2025-07-11
508 _aCharlene Taylor, Matthew Everett and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _aThe story of Chanukah by Benjamin Sacks is a brief historical and religious account written in the early 20th century. The book explains the origins and meaning of the Jewish festival of Chanukah, focusing on the Maccabean revolt and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. The narrative traces events from the breakup of Alexander the Great’s empire through Seleucid rule over Judea, highlighting the corruption of the High Priesthood under Jason and Menelaus and the brutal persecutions of Antiochus IV. It recounts the attempted plunder of the Temple by Heliodorus, the decrees banning Jewish practice, and the martyrdoms of Eleazar and of Hannah’s seven sons. Resistance begins with Mattathias and his five sons, especially Judas Maccabeus, who leads daring victories over Apollonius, Seron, Nicanor, and Gorgias, forcing Lysias to retreat. The rebels purify and rededicate the defiled Temple, and the Talmudic miracle of the single cruse of oil burning eight days affirms divine favor. The account concludes with the establishment of the eight-day festival of dedication, marked by lights and thanksgiving. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cPittsburgh: Hebrew Institute, 1913
653 _aHanukkah
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/StoryOfChanukah/page/n1/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76482
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