176/175 BC
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Antiochus IV · Seleucid kingdom
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Creation years 3748–3759
Reference under review · 165/164 BC
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Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
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Find Antiochus IV →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Antiochus IV →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Antiochus IV →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
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Events involving Antiochus IV · Seleucid kingdom
Creation year 3748176/175 BC
Antiochus IV Epiphanes begins to reign
Antiochus IV succeeds Seleucus IV in 175 BC amid court intrigue.
Seleucid historical chronology · KJV
“Antiochus IV succeeds Seleucus IV in 175 BC amid court intrigue.”
Seleucid history · Livius
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Read the linked source ↗Creation year 3754170/169 BC
Antiochus IV plunders Jerusalem’s temple
First Maccabees places Antiochus’s return against Jerusalem and removal of temple treasures in the one hundred forty-third Seleucid year, conventionally 169 BC.
1 Maccabees 1:20–24 · historical record · KJV
“First Maccabees places Antiochus’s return against Jerusalem and removal of temple treasures in the one hundred forty-third Seleucid year, conventionally 169 BC.”
1 Maccabees · historical source
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Read the linked source ↗Creation year 3756168/167 BC
Jewish worship is suppressed; the altar is profaned
Royal decrees suppress sacrifice, sabbaths, circumcision, and possession of the law. First Maccabees dates the desolating abomination and altar sacrifices to the one hundred forty-fifth year, conventionally 167 BC.
1 Maccabees 1:41–64 · historical record · KJV
“Royal decrees suppress sacrifice, sabbaths, circumcision, and possession of the law. First Maccabees dates the desolating abomination and altar sacrifices to the one hundred forty-fifth year, conventionally 167 BC.”
1 Maccabees · historical source
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Read the linked source ↗Creation year 3759165/164 BC
Antiochus IV dies
Antiochus IV dies in the east in 164 BC after receiving reports of Seleucid reverses in Judea.
1 Maccabees 6:1–16 · historical record · KJV
“Antiochus IV dies in the east in 164 BC after receiving reports of Seleucid reverses in Judea.”
1 Maccabees · historical source
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