King Ptolemy Philopator gets a stroke as a punishment for his curiosity about the holy of saints, Jan Luyken, 1700 print The central square of Jerusalem with the temple of Solomo. When King Ptolemy Philopator tries to enter the holy of the saints in the temple, he gets a stroke, from God as a punishment for his curiosity. The Jewish people pray to God in panic. Amsterdam paper etching King Ptolemy IV Philopator struck by paralysis for coming too close to the sanctuary in the temple of Jerusalem (3 Maccabees 1-2)

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