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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...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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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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...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...
...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...
...II of Egypt, its suppression by Antiochus IV of Syria, and its restoration under...destruction of synagogues was a part of Antiochus Ns program. (61.) Sigonio, De...in the Hellenistic age is that Antiochus IIIs exemption of the Temple personnel...
...version of the story of Jewish resistance to the rule of Antiochus IV (the details of which appear in 1 Maccabees 1-4). Hoping...Jewish people and abolish their religious practices, Antiochus defiled the Temple when he invaded Jerusalem in 168...
...the first book of an apocalyptic character. It is the response of the faithful of Yahweh after the Hellenistic emperor Antiochus IV raided the temple in Jerusalem, put a statue of Zeus in it and prohibited worship of Yahweh. Like all resistance coalitions...
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...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...
...Zeugma, to the east, Apamea. The Hellenistic king of Syria, Antiochus III, held his wedding at Zeugma in 221 BC; 150 years later...met the West, so appropriately it was the base of the Legion IV Scythica. In the mid-third century it was on the list of Roman...


 

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...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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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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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...
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...
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...
...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...
...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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