Found 607 Results for: Enemies Of The Jews
The Jews first captured the town and then burned down the temple with everyone inside. And so Carnaim was overthrown, and the enemy could offer no further resistance to Judas. (1 Maccabees 5, 44)
and that Lysias in particular had advanced in massive strength, only to be forced to turn and flee before the Jews; that the latter were now stronger than ever, thanks to the arms, supplies and abundant spoils acquired from the armies they had cut to pieces, (1 Maccabees 6, 6)
The Jews however realising how strong the king was and how ferocious his army, retreated ahead of them. (1 Maccabees 6, 47)
The king and his commanders approved this argument, and he offered the Jews peace terms, which they accepted. (1 Maccabees 6, 60)
The Jews pursued them a day's journey, from Adasa to the approaches of Gezer; they sounded their trumpets in warning as they followed them, (1 Maccabees 7, 45)
Here is a copy of the rescript which they engraved on bronze tablets and sent to Jerusalem to be kept there by the Jews as a record of peace and alliance: (1 Maccabees 8, 22)
'As regards the wrongs done to them by King Demetrius, we have written to him in these terms: Why have you made your yoke lie heavy on our friends and allies the Jews? (1 Maccabees 8, 31)
Bacchides deliberately chose the enemies of religion to administer the country. (1 Maccabees 9, 25)
'Since your brother Judas died, there has been no one like him to head the resistance against our enemies, people like Bacchides and others who hate our nation. (1 Maccabees 9, 29)
The Jews rushed down on them from their ambush and killed them, inflicting heavy casualties; the survivors escaped to the mountain, leaving their entire baggage train to be captured. (1 Maccabees 9, 40)
This is the moment to call on Heaven, to deliver you from the clutches of your enemies.' (1 Maccabees 9, 46)
'What have we been doing,' he said, 'for Alexander to forestall us in winning the friendship of the Jews and so improving his own position? (1 Maccabees 10, 23)
