In ________ a Jewish group known as the Maccabees took Jerusalem back from the Seleucids and purged the Temple of the pagan adornments and rites.

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The Maccabees took Jerusalem back from the Seleucids and purified the Temple in 166 BCE, an event commemorated by the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

In ________ a Jewish Group Known as the Maccabees Took