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To abandon their religion.

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Does antiochus mean king of Syria or Hanukkah or leaders of the Jewish army?

Antiochus was the name of the king of the Seleucid Empire in Syria.


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Antiochus.


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Antiochus Epiphanes.


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Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a Seleucid king who ruled over Judea in the 2nd century BCE. He is significant in the Old Testament for his persecution of the Jewish people and desecration of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, sparking the Maccabean Revolt. This event led to the celebration of Hanukkah.


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