玛迦比 Maccabees
185BC -150BC This family and others stayed faithful to God during the time called the silent years.
Old Testament bible reference: this happened in the silence 400 years.
一个出名的犹太家族，在公元前170 至37 年间捍卫了犹太人的权利和习俗。
A celebrated Jewish family 170-37BC that defended the Jewish rights and customs.
在公元前 164 年洁净了所罗巴伯所建的圣殿。
Purified the temple in 164BC that had been built by Zerubbabel.
玛迦比希伯来文的意思是[锤子]。
Maccabee in Hebrew means: Hammer.
阅读背景:
希伯来书11:34
软 弱 变 为 刚 强 ， 争 战 显 出 勇 敢 ， 打 退 外 邦 的 全 军 。- Maccabees against the roman army.
Hebrews 11:34
and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Maccabees against the roman army.
玛迦比 Maccabees
This happened after Malachi was written and the Gospels had not picked up the story again.
Bible reference.