Battle of Emmaus

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The Battle of Emmaus was a key victory of the Jewish rebel forces led by Judas Maccabeus against the Seleucid army, helping to secure Jewish autonomy in the 2nd century BCE.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Emmaus canonical 3

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath strengthened position of Judas Maccabeus in Judea ⓘ
belligerent Jewish rebels ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
commander Gorgias ⓘ
Judas Maccabeus ⓘ
Nicanor ⓘ
Ptolemy son of Dorymenes ⓘ
conflictOf Maccabean Revolt ⓘ
date c. 165 BCE ⓘ
describedIn 1 Maccabees ⓘ
2 Maccabees ⓘ
hasParticipant Jewish rebel forces ⓘ
Judas Maccabeus ⓘ
linked to: Maccabees

Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Seleucid army ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid royal army
location Judea ⓘ
near Emmaus ⓘ
militaryTacticUsed night maneuver to avoid main Seleucid force ⓘ
surprise attack on Seleucid camp ⓘ
opponent Judas Maccabeus ⓘ
linked to: Maccabees

Seleucid Empire ⓘ
partOf Maccabean Revolt ⓘ
relatedTo Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ
Jewish autonomy in Judea ⓘ
result Jewish rebel victory ⓘ
defeat of Seleucid forces ⓘ
significance boosted morale of Jewish resistance ⓘ
helped secure Jewish autonomy in Judea ⓘ
key victory for Jewish rebels in the Maccabean Revolt ⓘ
timePeriod 2nd century BCE ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maccabean Revolt → hasPart → Battle of Emmaus ⓘ
Judas Maccabeus → notableBattle → Battle of Emmaus ⓘ
Maccabean forces → notableBattle → Battle of Emmaus ⓘ