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Which rabbinic work records the debate between Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel on Hanukkah lights?
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Talmud
Which Jewish legal code includes the laws of Hanukkah in Orach Chayim?
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Shulchan Aruch
Which book includes the story of the martyrdom of the woman with seven sons?
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2 Maccabees
Which book begins with the rule of Alexander the Great and tells the Maccabean revolt?
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1 Maccabees
What town is traditionally associated with the start of the Maccabean revolt?
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Modiin
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Which Jewish legal code includes the laws of Hanukkah in Orach Chayim?
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Shulchan Aruch
Which book includes the story of the martyrdom of the woman with seven sons?
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2 Maccabees
What does the name Maccabee traditionally mean?
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Hammer
What is the name of the father of Judah Maccabee?
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Mattathias
Which family dynasty arose from the Maccabean revolt?
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Hasmonean dynasty