Antiochus IV Epiphanes had gone with part of his army to reestablish authority over the eastern part of his empire, after king Mithridates of Parthia had seized the city of Herat in 167 BC, disrupting the direct trade route to India, and effectively splitting the Greek world in two.
After this campaign, in which he had been successful, he then went about robbing temples, but he and his army were driven out by the population in Persopolis. Straight after this embarrassment, Antiochus heard about the success of the Maccabees who had overpowered his army in Jerusalem.
In a rage he set his face for Jerusalem, promising to turn Jerusalem into a common burying place of the Jews.
In other words, he had determined that when he arrives in Jerusalem with the rest of his army, he was going to annihilate all the Jews.
He never arrived, falling ill and meeting his end at the city called Gabae (a.k.a Tabae) in present-day Iran.
Gabae (a.k.a Tabae), Persia = Isfahan, Iran (same city). Also the place where the Iranian nuclear program is situated with which Iran hopes to annihilate all Jews and the state of Israel. The place recently attacked by Israel.
After this campaign, in which he had been successful, he then went about robbing temples, but he and his army were driven out by the population in Persopolis. Straight after this embarrassment, Antiochus heard about the success of the Maccabees who had overpowered his army in Jerusalem.
In a rage he set his face for Jerusalem, promising to turn Jerusalem into a common burying place of the Jews.
In other words, he had determined that when he arrives in Jerusalem with the rest of his army, he was going to annihilate all the Jews.
He never arrived, falling ill and meeting his end at the city called Gabae (a.k.a Tabae) in present-day Iran.
Gabae (a.k.a Tabae), Persia = Isfahan, Iran (same city). Also the place where the Iranian nuclear program is situated with which Iran hopes to annihilate all Jews and the state of Israel. The place recently attacked by Israel.
