Fondare 297 Risultati per: opposition to the Jews
and that Lysias in particular had advanced in massive strength, only to be forced to turn and flee before the Jews; that the latter were now stronger than ever, thanks to the arms, supplies and abundant spoils acquired from the armies they had cut to pieces, (1 Maccabees 6, 6)
The Jews however realising how strong the king was and how ferocious his army, retreated ahead of them. (1 Maccabees 6, 47)
The king and his commanders approved this argument, and he offered the Jews peace terms, which they accepted. (1 Maccabees 6, 60)
The Jews pursued them a day's journey, from Adasa to the approaches of Gezer; they sounded their trumpets in warning as they followed them, (1 Maccabees 7, 45)
Here is a copy of the rescript which they engraved on bronze tablets and sent to Jerusalem to be kept there by the Jews as a record of peace and alliance: (1 Maccabees 8, 22)
'As regards the wrongs done to them by King Demetrius, we have written to him in these terms: Why have you made your yoke lie heavy on our friends and allies the Jews? (1 Maccabees 8, 31)
The Jews rushed down on them from their ambush and killed them, inflicting heavy casualties; the survivors escaped to the mountain, leaving their entire baggage train to be captured. (1 Maccabees 9, 40)
'What have we been doing,' he said, 'for Alexander to forestall us in winning the friendship of the Jews and so improving his own position? (1 Maccabees 10, 23)
'Henceforth I release you and exempt all the Jews from the tribute, the salt dues and the crown levies, (1 Maccabees 10, 29)
All festivals, Sabbaths, New Moons and days of special observance, and the three days before and three days after a festival, will be days of exemption and quittance for all the Jews in my kingdom, (1 Maccabees 10, 34)
'Jews will be enrolled in the king's forces to the number of thirty thousand men and receive maintenance on the same scale as the rest of the king's forces. (1 Maccabees 10, 36)
"The nation of the Jews is our ally; they fulfil their obligations to us, and in view of their goodwill towards us we have decided to show them our bounty. (1 Maccabees 11, 33)