First material evidence of Judah Maccabee’s battlefield discovered near Jerusalem
The site is widely identified with the ancient village of Bet Zecharia, where the Seleucid army and the forces of Judah Maccabee clashed in what is known as the fifth Maccabean battle.
A bronze coin from the Asia Minor city of Side found at Horbat Bet Zecharia south of Jerusalem, where the Maccabees fought the Greek Seleucid army. (photo credit: Shahar Cohen/TPS-IL)ByTPSUpdated:
