Here are our bite-sized pieces of the First Book of Maccabees:
1 Maccabees 1:1-9. alexander the Great
1 Maccabees 1:10-15. The rise of Antiochus IV Epiphanes
1 Maccabees 1:16-19. Antiochus captures Egypt
1 Maccabees 1:20-40. Antiochus persecutes Jews
1 Maccabees 1:41-64. Antiochus makes Judaism illegal
1 Maccabees 2:1-14. Introducing mattathias
1 Maccabees 2:15-48. They refuse to commit apostasy
1 Maccabees 2:49-70. Mattathias passes away
1 Maccabees 3:1-9. Judas Maccabees takes over the rebellion
1 Maccabees 3:1-26. victory over Apollonius and Seron
1 Maccabees 3:27-60. Antiochus puts lysias in charge of his army
1 Maccabees 4:1-26. Victory over gorgias
1 Maccabees 4:27-35. Victory over lysias
1 Maccabees 4:36-61. purification of the Temple
1 Maccabees 5:1-8. The Gentiles want to exterminate the tribe of Judah
1 Maccabees 5:9-20. Judas Maccabees plans a rescue
1 Maccabees 5:21-23. They rescue galilee
1 Maccabees 5:24-45. They rescue gilead
1 Maccabees 5:46-54. They conquer Ephron
1 Maccabees 5:55-68. Joseph and Azariah are driven by pride
1 Maccabees 6:1-16. Antiochus IV Epiphanies passes away
1 Maccabees 6:17-27. Judas Maccabees attacks the citadel
1 Maccabees 6:28-55. The enemy strickes back
1 Maccabees 6:56-63. The enemy offers a peace treaty
1 Macabees 7:1-25. King Demetrius attacks Judas Maccabees
1 Maccabees 7:26-50. Judas Maccabees defeats King Demetrius
1 Maccabees 8:1-16. They hear about the Roman Empire
1 Maccabees 8:17-22. They enact a treaty with the Roman Empire
1 Maccabees 8:23-32. The terms of the treaty
1 Maccabees 9:1-10. The enemy invades Judah
1 Maccabees 9:11-22. The death of Judas Maccabees
1 Maccabees 9:23-27. The forces of evil grow stronger
1 Maccabees 9:28-73. Jonathan Maccabees becomes the new leader
1 Maccabees 10:1-14. Alexander takes the city of Ptolemais
1 Maccabees 10:15-50. Jonathan Maccabees sides with Alexander
1 Maccabees 10:51-66. Treaty of Ptolemy and Alexander
1 Maccabees 10:67-89. Victory over Appollonius
1 Maccabees 11:1-19. King Ptolemy of Egypt tries to take Alexander’s kingdom
1 Maccabees 11:20-40. Jonathan Maccabees supplicates King Demetrius
1 Maccabees 11:41-62. Jonathan Maccabees assists King Demetrius
1 Maccabees 11:63-74. King Demetrius attacks Jonathan Maccabees
1 Maccabees 12:1-23. Jonathan Maccabees makes an alliance with the Roman Empire
1 Maccabees 12:24-38. Demetrius attacks again
1 Maccabees 12:39-53. Trypho captures Jonathan Maccabees
1 Maccabees 13:1-11. Simon Maccabees becomes the leader
1 Maccabees 13:12-24. Trypho demands to be paid a ransom
1 Maccabees 13:25-30. Jonathan Maccabees is buried
1 Maccabees 13:31-42. Simon Maccabees makes a pact with King Demetrius
1 Maccabees 13:43-53. Simon Maccabees captures Gazara
1 Maccabees 14:1-3. Demetrius is finally captured
1 Maccabees 14:4-15. Summarizing the achievements of Simon Maccabees
1 Maccabees 14:16-24. Simon Maccabees makes an alliance with Rome and Sparta
1 Maccabees 14:25-49. Simon Maccabees is honored
1 Maccabees 15:1-14. King Antiochus VII grants freedom to the Jews
1 Maccabees 15:15-24. The Roman Empire protects the Jews
1 Maccabees 15:25-36. King Antiochus VII attacks the city of Dor
1 Maccabees 15:37-41. Cendebaeus invades Judea
1 Maccabees 16:1-10. Simon Maccabees names John Hyrcanus as the new leader
1 Maccabees 16:11-24. Ptolemy murders Simon Macabees.
THE FIRST BOOK OF MACCABEES
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