What did Antiochus Epiphanes do in Jerusalem?

Antiochus IV (Epiphanes), the king of Syria, captured Jerusalem in 167 BC and desecrated the Temple by offering the sacrifice of a pig on an altar to Zeus (the Abomination of Desolation).

Why did Antiochus destroy the temple?

Antiochus IV’s religious zeal for Zeus, of whom he believed himself to be a ‘manifestation,’ resulted in the desecration of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and in what was a reign of terror for Jews who refused to comply with his policy of Hellenization.

Who defiled the temple?

desecration. (26) Milgrom, Leviticus 17-22 , 1384-1385 notes that the prevailing view in the eighth century BCE was that only Molech worship defiled the Temple, whereas in the seventh century, Jeremiah and Ezekiel prophesied that idolatry in all its forms defiles the sinners, the Temple, and the land.

Who was the Roman emperor who destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem?

Titus
In 66 CE the Jewish population rebelled against the Roman Empire. Four years later, on 4 August 70 CE (the 9th Day of Av and possibly the day on which Tisha B’Av was observed) or 30 August 70 CE, Roman legions under Titus retook and destroyed much of Jerusalem and the Second Temple.

What nationality was Antiochus Epiphanes?

Greek
Antiochus IV Epiphanes, (Greek: “God Manifest”) also called Antiochus Epimanes (the Mad), (born c. 215 bce—died 164, Tabae, Iran), Seleucid king of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom who reigned from 175 to 164 bce. As a ruler he was best known for his encouragement of Greek culture and institutions.

What language was the first Maccabees written?

Hebrew
1 Maccabees/Original languages
1 Maccabees, originally written in Hebrew and surviving only in a Greek translation, relates the history of the Maccabees from 175 BCE until 134 BCE.

What does the Bible say about defiling your temple?

Paul said that if “any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy” (I Cor. 3:17). The Hebrew writer wrote that; “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Heb. 10:31) and to fall into His hands after having defiled the temple will result in destruction.

Do you not know that your body is a temple?

In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (ESV), he asks, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” The context of this astounding assertion pertains to the avoidance of sexual immorality.

Is Maccabees in King James Bible?

The Book of Maccabees used to be in the King James Bible and others but was removed. It is now part of the Apocrypha. It’s interesting material for historians. People used to think this was the word of God.