161 BC · AM 3843 · Intertestamental
Judas Maccabeus dies at Eleasa
Facing Bacchides with a greatly reduced force, Judas refused to flee and was killed in battle at Eleasa. Jonathan and Simon recovered his body and buried him in the family tomb at Modin.
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