The Maccabee home was a happy one, but Mrs. Maccabeeâs five sons were often losing things. âMom, have you seen my spear?â one would say. âYour things donât grow legs and walk away,â Mrs. Maccabee would sigh, pointing to the missing items. âWhere you leave them is where they stay.â When her five sons go to war against the Greeks, Mrs. Maccabeeâs lessons stay with them. Recalling their momâs words, the brothers remember where theyâd last seen the oil for the Temple menorah. A miracle indeed.