Then said Judas and his brothers, “Behold, our enemies are crushed; let us go up to cleanse the sanctuary and dedicate it.”…Then Judas and his brothers and all the assembly of Israel determined that every year at that season the days of dedication of the altar should be observed with gladness and joy for eight days, beginning with the twenty-fifth day of the month of Chislev 1 Maccabees 4:36, 59 Today marks the first day of the festival of Hanukkah (Hebrew for Dedication). It remembers the dedication of the Temple after it was taken back by the Jews and cleansed […]