Sacred History, in Familiar Dialogues, for the Instruction of Youth: with Maps: To which is Added, The History of the Jews, from the Time of Nehemiah to the Destruction of Jerusalem, Volume 1T. Gardiner, ... W. Button; Sherwood Neely, and Jones; Gale, Curtis, and Fenner; T. Hamilton; and Cradock and Joy, Paternoster-Row; C. Law, ... Williams and Son, ... Darton and Harvey, ... J. Hatchard; and Sharpe and Hales, Piccadilly., 1813 - Bible - 363 pages |
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Page xi
... Antiochus the Great , king of Syria , makes himself master of Judea . Ptolemy marries Cleopatra , the daughter of Antiochus . Birth of Ptolemy Philometer . Death of Antiochus the Great . Ptolemy Epiphanes poisoned by his courtiers . His ...
... Antiochus the Great , king of Syria , makes himself master of Judea . Ptolemy marries Cleopatra , the daughter of Antiochus . Birth of Ptolemy Philometer . Death of Antiochus the Great . Ptolemy Epiphanes poisoned by his courtiers . His ...
Page xii
... Antiochus marches with his army to Jerusalem . Jason escapes . Antiochus takes the city , spoils the temple of its sacred vessels , and returns to Antioch . He attempts the conquest of Egypt , but is stopped by an embassy from Rome ...
... Antiochus marches with his army to Jerusalem . Jason escapes . Antiochus takes the city , spoils the temple of its sacred vessels , and returns to Antioch . He attempts the conquest of Egypt , but is stopped by an embassy from Rome ...
Page xiii
... Antiochus dies miserably 222 LETTER VI . ANTIOCHUS Eupator succeeds his father . Lysias , his general , marches against Judas , and is defeated . Timo- theus , another of the king's generals , raises a large army , which is also ...
... Antiochus dies miserably 222 LETTER VI . ANTIOCHUS Eupator succeeds his father . Lysias , his general , marches against Judas , and is defeated . Timo- theus , another of the king's generals , raises a large army , which is also ...
Page xiv
... Antiochus on the throne . Tryphon treacherously gets Jonathan into his hands , and puts him to death ; after which he dispatches Antiochus LETTER VIII . · Deme- 243 SIMON Succeeds his brother Jonathan in the civil and sacer- dotal ...
... Antiochus on the throne . Tryphon treacherously gets Jonathan into his hands , and puts him to death ; after which he dispatches Antiochus LETTER VIII . · Deme- 243 SIMON Succeeds his brother Jonathan in the civil and sacer- dotal ...
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... lasted eight days . It was instituted by Judas Maccabeus , in memory of his dedication of the temple , after he had cleared the altar of the horrid profanations of Antiochus Epiphanes ; a particular account of which I shall 61.
... lasted eight days . It was instituted by Judas Maccabeus , in memory of his dedication of the temple , after he had cleared the altar of the horrid profanations of Antiochus Epiphanes ; a particular account of which I shall 61.
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