ANTIOCHUS IV

(Antiochus Epiphanes)ēpĭfˈənēz, d. 163 b.c., king of Syria (175 b.c.–163 b.c.), son of Antiochus III and successor of his brother Seleucus IV. His nephew (later Demetrius I) was held as a hostage in Rome, although still claiming the throne. Antiochus is best known for his attempt to Hellenize Judaea and extirpate Judaism—a policy that instigated the rebellion of the Maccabees. Antiochus invaded Egypt, which was torn by strife between Ptolemy VI and his brother (later Ptolemy VII), and would probably have conquered that region if the Romans had not intervened in his siege of Alexandria (168). Antiochus was briefly succeeded by his son, Antiochus V, a boy king who was overthrown by Demetrius I.

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The Roman War of Antiochos the Great
Book by John D. Grainger; Brill, 2002
Subjects: Antiochus--Iii--King Of Syria--Ca. 242-187 B.C, Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C, Syria--History--333 B.C.-634 A.D, Syrian War, 192-188 B.C
...event was, in fact, the death of Ptolemy IV, which took place in 204 or 203, but was...1936, 20-34, places the death of Ptolemy IV in August-September 204, and the accession...the two kings, Antiochos III and Ptolemy IV, and the death of one of them annulled...
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Vol. 1
Book by Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Everett F. Harrison, Roland K. Harrison, William Sanford Lasor, Edgar W. Smith; W.B. Eerdmans, 1979
Subjects: Bible--Dictionaries
...tials at the end (e.g., in J. Orrs BIBLE article, IV.B.I.a). IV. Illustrative Material. Since illustrations are so valuable...Talmud TR Textus Receptus (See TEXT AND MSS OF THE NT IV) tr. translation, translated (by) trans. transitive...
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Vol. 3
Book by Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Everett F. Harrison, Roland K. Harrison, William Sanford Lasor, Lawrence T. Geraty, Edgar W. Smith; W.B. Eerdmans, 1979
Subjects: Bible--Dictionaries
...Phoenicians (Ant. xiii.5.6 154; BJ ii.18.1 459; iv.2.3 105; etc.). It is the modem Tell...fortified by Cendebeus in obedience to Antiochus Sidetes (I Macc. 15:39-41). Later, when...in the Amama Letters. See WHAB, plates IV, VIII: Y Aharoni and M. Avi- Yonah, Macmillan...
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Greek Life and Thought: From the Age of Alexander to the Roman Conquest
Book by J. P. Mahaffy; Macmillan, 1887
Subjects: Greece--Civilization, Greece--Social Life And Customs, Hellenism
...pator dies. Antiochus IV.s Epi phanes accession...mis gifts to Greece. by Antiochus IV. sion to Carthage...C. 165 . . . Antiochus IV. in . . . Rhodian citizens...
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Cleopatras
Book by John Whitehorne; Routledge, 1994
...occupant is most likely to be Alexander IV. The posthumous offspring of Alexander the...the Bactrian princess Roxane, Alexander IV was the last of the Argead kings and his...Eurydice, and Tomb 3 belonged to Alexander IV. 10 Unfortunately it seems that this...
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Plotting Antiochus's Persecution
Journal article by Steven Weitzman; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 123, 2004
Subjects: Bible, Jews, Judaism, Religious persecution
...167 B.C.E. when the Seleucid king Antiochus IV issued a series of decrees outlawing...The same kind of story, told of Antiochus IV himself, shows up in 1 and 2 Maccabees...fictionalized Nabonidus as a model for Antiochus IV. To make this proposal is not...
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Taxo's Martyrdom and the Role of the Nuntius in the Testament of Moses: Implications for Understanding the Role of Other Intermediary Figures
Journal article by Kenneth Atkinson; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 125, 2006
Subjects: Christianity, Guidelines, Jews, Nonfiction, Scholarships & fellowships
...fashioned after the portrayal of Antiochus IV Epiphanes in Daniel 7.30 The Qumran...polemical traditions concerning Antiochus IV Epiphanes, similar to those found...the only writer who mentions that Antiochus IV Epiphanes crucified Jews (Ant...
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Living and Dying for the Law: The Mother-Martyrs of 2 Maccabees
Journal article by Susan Haber; Women in Judaism, Vol. 4, 2006
Subjects: 2 Maccabees (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Jewish religious literature--Criticism and interpretation, Jewish women--Social aspects, Martyrs--Analysis, Religious literature, Jewish--Criticism and interpretation, Women, Jewish--Social aspects
...Jewish law under the persecution of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Two of these anonymous...begins with the reign of Seleucus IV (187-175 BCE) and ends with the defeat...According to Bar-Ilan, The Scroll of Antiochus may be dated to some time between...
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Using the Master's Tools to Shore Up Another's House: a Postcolonial Analysis of 4 Maccabees
Journal article by David A. Desilva; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 126, 2007
Subjects: Exegesis & hermeneutics, Ideology, Jews, Minority & ethnic groups, Poetry
...Maccabees in the person of Antiochus IV, whom the author presents...and, in the person of Antiochus, tyranny. Those parties...colonized ordered by Seleucus IV and carried out by his...ethnos. The accession of Antiochus IV affords Jason an opportunity...
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Hebrew [LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] = Akkadian Qata Napasu: A Term of Non-Allegiance
Journal article by Hayim Tawil; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002
Subjects: Assyro-Babylonian language--Research, Bible. O.T. Daniel (Sacred text)--Translations and translating, Hebrew language
...come to an end," (11) referring to Antiochus IV. This widely accepted emendation...Historically, he further argues, "Antiochus IV, however, did not subjugate the...Esther Eshel in "The Greek King is Antiochus IV (4 Q Historical Text = 4 Q 248...
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The Revolt of the Maccabees
Magazine article by Robert Doran; The National Interest, September 2006
Subjects: Jewish history--Analysis, Jews--Analysis, Jews--History, Maccabees--History, Seleucid Empire, 312-64 BC--History
...and not on the Seleucid ruler, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, but for different reasons...They were the ones who egged on Antiochus IV and instituted the religious reform...the revolt. 1 Maccabees blames Antiochus IV, the Seleucid ruler, for wanting...
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The Real Miracle
Magazine article by Adina Allen; Tikkun, Vol. 22, November 2007
Subjects: Freedom of religion, Hanukkah, Judaism
...revolt against the Seleucid King Antiochus IV. In his attempt to unify the world...a common Hellenistic culture, Antiochus IV sacked the Holy Temple of Jerusalem...they would have remained under Antiochuss control, unable to live as Jews...
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Mozart's 'jupiter': a Symphony of Light?
Magazine article by Ian Woodfield; Musical Times, Vol. 147, Winter 2006
Subjects: Classical music, Composers, Musical criticism, Musicology
...order to undermine the Jewish faith, Antiochus IV had ordered the Temple at Jerusalem...light in the temple. (i Maccabees, IV, 47,50) Josephus was the first to...darkness into light, or chaos into order; (iv) number symbolism. The idea that a...
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Chanukah
Magazine article; Tikkun, Vol. 12, November 1997
Subjects: Jewish holidays, Judaism
...ascendence to the throne of the Seleucid Antiochus IV. Claiming that he wanted to "protect" Judea from the Ptolemies, Antiochus invaded Judea and marched toward...constitute a major crisis. Perhaps Antiochus was a boor, but the culture he...
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Chanukah
Magazine article; Tikkun, Vol. 13, November 1998
Subjects: Jewish holidays
...ascendence to the throne of the Seleucid Antiochus IV. Claiming that he wanted to "protect" Judea from the Ptolemies, Antiochus invaded Judea and marched toward...constitute a major crisis. Perhaps Antiochus was a boor, but the culture he...
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Celebrating an Oil Crisis; Sometimes a Miracle Grows on Trees
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 21, 2006
...evil, which may be a reason why the Syrians ignore it. Antiochus IV, the ruler of the Seleucid empire, once part of the...eliminated. Where Alexander had been tolerant of Jews, Antiochus was a terrorist who massacred Jews. He outlawed their...
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Feast of the Dedication
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 19, 2005
...recovery and the purification of the Temple from the Syrians by Judas Maccabeus and his brothers. Under the Syrian ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the Hellenizing priests and aristocracy of Israel, the Temple of Jerusalem was desecrated by the institution...
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Celebration of Views, Values: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah Pull Students Together
Newspaper article by Toni Marshall; The Washington Times, December 5, 1996
...and about Hanukkah by Mr. Soltes. Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the army of Syrian King Antiochus IV more than 2,000 years ago and the rededication of their temple in Jerusalem. Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits" in...
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Sayings about the Holy Spirit; Luke 12:8-12
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 15, 2005
...taken collectively. God would surely rescue and glorify His people who at the time were undergoing persecution under Antiochus IV Epiphanes. "Son of Man" is the title which Jesus applies to Himself in the gospels. He uses it in different contexts...
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Feast of the Dedication
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 14, 2008
...this feast commemorated the consecration (chanukah) of the Temple in 165 BC, after its profanation by the pagan King Antiochus IV Epiphanes. The celebration lasted eight days, during which there were splendid lighting displays and large gatherings...
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encyclopedia articles on: Antiochus IV  - 18 results

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Antiochus IV
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ANTIOCHUS IV (Antiochus Epiphanes)anti k s epif nez, d. 163 b.c., king of Syria (175 b.c. 163 b.c.), son of Antiochus III and successor of his brother Seleucus IV. His nephew (later Demetrius I) was held as a hostage in...
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Ptolemy IV
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PTOLEMY IV (Ptolemy Philopator)tol me filop t r, king of ancient Egypt (221 205...his uncle, and possibly his wife (who was his sister Arsinoe) killed. Antiochus III invaded the Egyptian lands in Palestine, and Ptolemy managed to defeat...
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Alexander Balas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALEXANDER BALAS ba l s, d. 145 b.c., ruler of Syria, putative son of Antiochus IV. He seized power from his uncle Demetrius I (c.152 b.c.); Jonathan the Maccabee supported him. He died in battle against Ptolemy...
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Demetrius I , King of Ancient Syria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...as a hostage to Rome, where he remained during the reigns of his father and his uncle Antiochus IV. After Antiochus died, he was succeeded by his son Antiochus V, but Demetrius escaped (162 b.c.), killed his cousin, and took the throne. He put...
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Maccabees , Jewish Family
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Hellenizing tendencies of the Syrian ruler Antiochus IV . Antiochus had taken advantage of factionalism among the Jews...Palestine enjoyed some years of peace. Eventually Antiochus VII sent an expedition against the Jews; Simon defeated...
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