An original 31 Pearls production, all rights reserved. Read by 31 Pearls reader. 1 Maccabees - Chapter 1 - HQ Audiobook. Alexander the Great, Antiochus Epiphanes and Renegade Jews, Antiochus in Egypt, Oppression of the Jews, Occupation of Jerusalem, Installation of Gentile Worship. The name Maccabee was a title of honour given to Judas, a son of Mattathias and the hero of the Jewish wars of independence, 168–164 bce. Later the name Maccabees was extended to include his whole family, specifically Mattathias (his father) and Judas’s four brothers—John, Simon, Eleazar, and Jonathan. Its use was also extended to John Hyrcanus, Simon’s son, who was next in succession. - Info source: Britannica(.)com. This is the CEB (Common English Bible) version. Image by FelixMittermeier from Pixabay. Video produced by 31 Pearls, all rights reserved.