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Army of Antiochus Epiphanes kills Israelites
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Israelites who had ignored the command of Antiochus Epiphanes are attacked and slaughtered on the Sabbath - men, women and children - by the king's army. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in 1 Maccabees 2.
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Credit lineLeger van Antiochus Epifanes doodt Israëlieten. 1579. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
