Adjective
Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFrom the point of view of the Maccabean era, Jeremiah's promise was obviously not true – the gentiles still oppressed the Jews, and the "desolation of Jerusalem" had not ended. Source: Internet
The Maccabean revolt was so successful that by 142 BC it brought independence once more to the Jews under the leadership of Simon, the youngest of the Maccabean brothers. Source: Internet
It is possible that the Maccabean Martyrs were commemorated in some early French plays or that people just associated the book's vivid descriptions of the martyrdom with the interaction between Death and its prey. Source: Internet
Scholars have pointed out that with the beginnings of the Zionist movement, the Maccabean rebellion began to be used as a propaganda device in support of the movement’s objectives. Source: Internet