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YHWH gave the Jews the victory over the armies of Antiochus IV Epiphanes The Maccabean Revolt (Hebrew: מרד החשמונאים ‎) was a Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees against the Seleucid Empire and Hellenistic influence on Jewish life.It was more than 'influence', they passed laws forbidding the practice of Judaism and desecrated the Temple Holy of Holies by sacrificing a pig there.