163 BC · Intertestamental
Eleazar dies in the battle of Beth-zechariah
A Seleucid army returned with war elephants and met Judas near Beth-zechariah. Eleazar, believing one elephant carried the king, struck beneath it and died when it fell, while the Jewish army withdrew toward Jerusalem.
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This event is preserved in 1 Maccabees 6. BibleTimescape uses that book here as a historical source, not as part of Scripture. About canon labels →
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