RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Judas Maccabeus

200 BC - 160 BC

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Judas Maccabaeus or Maccabeus ( MAK-ə-BEE-əs), also known as Judah Maccabee (Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, romanized: Yehudah HaMakabi), was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattathias. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judas Maccabeus has received more than 1,187,790 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Judas Maccabeus is the 279th most popular religious figure (up from 302nd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Israel (up from 45th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Judas Maccabeus is most famous for leading the Jewish rebellion against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BC.

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  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Judas Maccabeus ranks 279 out of 3,187. Before him are Eusebius, Pope Pius I, Pope Paschal I, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Adrian III, and Pope Benedict I. After him are Brigham Young, Philip Melanchthon, Saint Veronica, Vincent de Paul, Saint Patrick, and Pope Cornelius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Judas Maccabeus ranks 1. After him are Zhang Qian, Mattathias, Lentulus Batiatus, Patanjali, John Hyrcanus, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Micipsa, Phraates II, Antiochus X Eusebes, and Antipater of Sidon. Among people deceased in 160 BC, Judas Maccabeus ranks 1. After him are Manetho, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Kanada, Quintus Servilius Caepio, Apollonius of Tralles, Nicomedes II of Bithynia, Nicomedes III of Bithynia, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus, Gnaeus Mallius Maximus, Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, and Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Judas Maccabeus ranks 41 out of 466. Before him are Amin al-Husseini (1895), Joachim (-100), Matthias the Apostle (1), Jeroboam (-1000), Eusebius (265), and Ehud Barak (1942). After him are William of Tyre (1130), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Dinah (-1700), Joel (-1), Amos Oz (1939), and Ehud Olmert (1945).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Judas Maccabeus ranks 24. Before him are Jude the Apostle (15), Simon the Zealot (1), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Joachim (-100), Matthias the Apostle (1), and Eusebius (265). After him are Joseph of Arimathea (100), Joel (-1), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Barabbas (1), Nehemiah (-490), and Micah (-737).

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