Battle of Beth Zur

The Battle of Beth Zur was fought between the Maccabees led by Judah Maccabee and a Seleucid Greek army led by Viceroy Lysias in 164 BC. The Maccabees won the battle, and were able to recapture Jerusalem soon after. The Jews did not fight in open terrain, instead they used guerrilla and hit and run tactics to slowly beat back the Seleucid army and eventually rout it. According to 1 Enoch, chapters 83-90 (the Animal Apocalypse), the battle was joined on the side of the Maccabees by an angel who had been recording the event.

Battle of Beth Zur

The Battle of Beth Zur was fought between the Maccabees led by Judah Maccabee and a Seleucid Greek army led by Viceroy Lysias in 164 BC. The Maccabees won the battle, and were able to recapture Jerusalem soon after. The Jews did not fight in open terrain, instead they used guerrilla and hit and run tactics to slowly beat back the Seleucid army and eventually rout it. According to 1 Enoch, chapters 83-90 (the Animal Apocalypse), the battle was joined on the side of the Maccabees by an angel who had been recording the event.