The fall of Jerusalem and the Roman conquest of Judea . peiidence with zealous attachment to the national religion. It again identified the true patriotwith the devout worshipper. To carry out his designs, An-tiochus appointed Joshua highpriest; and the apostate, assum-ing the G-reek name of Jason,entered with ignoble zeal intothe plans of his patron. Heopened a gymnasium for youthsTHE GOLBBN CANDLESTICK, to practise the Greck athleticexercises, and encouraged the disuse of the sacred ser-vices of the Temple. Supplanted, however, by a more artful apostate, Onias, who had adopted theGreek name
The fall of Jerusalem and the Roman conquest of Judea . peiidence with zealous attachment to the national religion. It again identified the true patriotwith the devout worshipper. To carry out his designs, An-tiochus appointed Joshua highpriest; and the apostate, assum-ing the G-reek name of Jason,entered with ignoble zeal intothe plans of his patron. Heopened a gymnasium for youthsTHE GOLBBN CANDLESTICK, to practise the Greck athleticexercises, and encouraged the disuse of the sacred ser-vices of the Temple. Supplanted, however, by a more artful apostate, Onias, who had adopted theGreek name of Mene-laus, he broke out intorevolt, attacked Jerusa-lem, and drove Menelausinto the fortress of The latter implored thehelp of Antiochus, re-presenting the insurrec-tion of the Jasonites asa rebellion of the whole ALTAR OF INCENSE. J^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^j^^ led his army against the Holy City, and took it. Syrian AN HISTORICAL RETROSPECT. 31 by storm ; slaying forty thousand of its inhabitants, with-out distinction of age or sex, and selling as many moreinto slavery. Entering the Temple, he carried off all itstreasures, and the golden candlestick, the altar of incense,the table of shew-bread, and the sacred vessels: on the
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