Maccabeus successfully re-established an independent Jewish state in the  Holy Land, one which was ruled by his descendants for decades to come and the history of which  is the subject of Maccabees 1 and 2 in the Old Testament.

马加比在圣地成功地重建了一个独立的犹太国家，这个国家在接下来的几十年里由他的后代统治， 其历史是旧约中马加比第一​​章和第二章的主题。