1 Maccabees 1:54

54 On the fifteenth day of the month of Kislev in the year 145, ^[a] King Antiochus set up "The Awful Horror" on the altar of the Temple, and pagan altars were built in the towns throughout Judea. ¹

1 Maccabees 1:54 In-Context

52 Many of the Jews were ready to forsake the Law and to obey these officials. They defiled the land with their evil,

53 and their conduct forced all true Israelites to hide wherever they could.

54 On the fifteenth day of the month of Kislev in the year 145, King Antiochus set up "The Awful Horror" on the altar of the Temple, and pagan altars were built in the towns throughout Judea.

55 Pagan sacrifices were offered in front of houses and in the streets.

56 Any books of the Law which were found were torn up and burned,

Cross References

• 1. 1.54Daniel 9.27; 11.31; 12.11;1 Maccabees 6.7;Matthew 24.15;Mark 13.14.

Footnotes

• [a]. the year 145: [This corresponds to 167 B.C.]