Hanna and her seven sons
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Hanna and her seven sons are figures from Jewish tradition remembered as martyrs who chose death rather than violating their religious laws under persecution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish martyrs
ⓘ
figures in Jewish tradition ⓘ legendary characters ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maccabean martyr narratives
ⓘ
story of the mother and her seven sons ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish legendary figures
ⓘ
Religious martyrs in legend ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | martyrs for the Jewish faith ⓘ |
| ethicalSignificance |
example of self‑sacrifice for religious principles
ⓘ
model of steadfastness under persecution ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Christian martyr narratives
ⓘ
later Jewish martyrology ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestSources | Hebrew ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Hanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
choosing death rather than violating Jewish law
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| persecutedBy | Hellenistic ruler ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| rememberedIn |
Jewish liturgy
ⓘ
Midrash NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| status | historicized legend in Jewish memory ⓘ |
| theme |
faithfulness to Torah
ⓘ
refusal to eat forbidden food ⓘ sanctification of the Divine Name ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
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