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Beit Tzur:A Jewish town north of Hebron(today Karmei Tzur).From here, the defeated armyof Lysias retreated back to Syria.

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Beit Zacharia:(Today Hirbet Zakaria, near the townof Elazar). This is where JudahMaccabee suffered his first defeatand his brother Elazar fell battlingthe elephants.

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The Temple Mount:Site of the Holy Temple. Judah Maccabee purified the defiled Temple and restored the service there. Chanuka commemorates this event.

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Givon Valley:A valley north of Jerusalem(between the Jerusalem Hills andBeit El Hills). This is where Judah Maccabee defeated Nicanor. 4

Mount Baal Hatzor: A mountain east of BeitEl. This was whereJudah Maccabee wasdefeated for the secondtime; his force was routedand he fell in battle.

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Maaleh Levona:A steep rise betweenShechem and Beit El.Here Judah Maccabeedefeated Apollonius,the Samaria commander.

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Beit El Hills (Gofna Hills):A divided ridge of mountainsnorth of Jerusalem,where the Hashmonaimsought refuge when they fled Modi’in.This was Judah Maccabee’s primary command center.

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Yavneh:A mixed (Jewish-Greek) city nearAshdod. Here the sons of ShimonMaccabee - Yochanan and Yehuda - defeated the Seleucid army for thelast time. The Kingdom of Judeais liberated!

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