Trouvé 522 Résultats pour: Jew
He was infuriated and determined to take revenge on the Jews for the offense he had just received in Persepolis when they forced him to flee. He ordered the chariot driver to hurry up and not to stop until the journey's end. But the judgment of God was coming upon him, for he said in his pride, "As soon as I arrive in Jerusalem, I shall turn it into a cemetery of the Jews." (2 Maccabees 9, 4)
But this did not diminish his arrogance. In his rage against the Jews, he gave orders to journey ahead with even more speed. Yet, because his chariot was running very fast, Antiochus fell and his physical condition worsened. (2 Maccabees 9, 7)
Moreover, he who before had refused burial to the Jews and wished to throw them with their children to the wild beasts, now offered to make them equal with the Athenians. He had plundered the temple and profaned the Sacred Place; (2 Maccabees 9, 15)
And he promised to become a Jew and to proclaim in all the inhabited countries the power of God. (2 Maccabees 9, 17)
His pains however did not diminish, for the just judgment of God had come upon him. He lost hope of recovery and wrote to the Jews this letter of supplication, (2 Maccabees 9, 18)
"To the honorable Jews, our citizens, good health, prosperity and all good things from the king and general, Antiochus. (2 Maccabees 9, 19)
They also decided by public vote that this event would be commemorated annually by the whole Jewish nation. (2 Maccabees 10, 8)
Now Ptolemy, called Macron, was the first governor to do justice to the Jews. He was upset by injustices done against them, so he tried to solve all their problems satisfactorily. (2 Maccabees 10, 12)
It was then that Gorgias was appointed military commissioner of those regions, and began to stir up war against the Jews by any means. (2 Maccabees 10, 14)
On the other hand, the Idumeans had strong fortresses and harassed the Jews. Gathering the fugitives from Jerusalem, they managed to prolong the war. (2 Maccabees 10, 15)
Timothy, who had been defeated before by the Jews, gathered together an enormous number of foreign troops and a great number of horses from Asia. He appeared in Judea in order to conquer it by force of arms. (2 Maccabees 10, 24)
When the battle was at its height, there appeared from heaven before the enemies, five radiant men riding on horses with golden bridles, who put themselves at the head of the Jews. (2 Maccabees 10, 29)
