Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

2 Maccabees 6:4

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 359, footnote 4 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

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CCEL Footnote 791 (In-Text, Margin)

20. For Daniel said:— I was considering the ten horns that were upon the head of the beast.  For the ten horns were ten kings who arose at that time until Antiochus. And he said:— A little horn arose from between those ten and three fell before it. For when Antiochus arose in the kingdom, he humbled three kings, and he exalted himself against the saints of the Most High and against Jerusalem. And he defiled the sanctuary.[2 Maccabees 6:2-4] And he caused the sacrifice and the offerings to cease for a week and half a week, namely, for ten and a-half years. And he brought in fornicators into the house of the Lord, and he caused the observances of the Law to cease. And he slew righteous men and gave them to the birds ...