This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Destruction under Antiochus and Jewish persecution
The account describes Antiochus IV’s return to Judea with 22 000 troops to pillage Jerusalem. He ordered one religion, forbade circumcision, halted sacrifices, profaned the temple, and compelled idol worship. Many Jews resisted while some Samaritans aligned with his ban, and executions followed for circumcision and defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Apollonius
Judea
Jerusalem
Antiochus
Israel
Jupiter Olympius
Mount
Gerizzim
Jupiter
Samaria