(CHRISTIAN HEADLINES) – Israeli archeologists have uncovered an ancient fortress that they believe is linked to the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
According to CBN News, the 50-foot by 50-foot building was used as a hilltop fortress to protect the city of Maresha in the second century, which was ruled by the Greek Seleucid Empire at the time. The Greeks, however, failed to protect the city, and it was seized by the Jewish Hasmonean army.
“What we discovered here actually connects with the story of Hanukkah and the Hasmonean revolts against the Greeks,” Israel Antiquities Authority Excavation Director Achinoam Montagu told CBN News from the site.
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