What the records say
- When
- Oct 164 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 31.59° N, 35.09° E
- Description
- 164 BCE battle
Battle of Beth Zur
164 BC battle between the Maccabees and the Seleucids
The Battle of Beth Zur was fought between the Maccabees led by Judas Maccabeus and a Seleucid Greek army led by Regent Lysias in October 164 BC at Beth Zur. According to the books of Maccabees, the rebels won the battle, although how significant this victory really was is disputed; it is possible the battle's result was inconclusive.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Beth Zur was fought between Jewish rebel forces led by Judas Maccabeus and a Seleucid army led by the regent Lysias”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Printemps: Lysias, général d'Antiochos IV et gouverneur de Jérusalem, est surpris par Judas Maccabée à la bataille de Beth Zur et mis en fuite”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “La Batalla de Bet Zur se combate entre las fuerzas rebeldes judías guiadas por Judas Macabeo y un ejército seléucida comandado por el regente Lisias”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page