Onias

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ONIAS. o-ni'-as (Onias): There were 3 high priests of the name of Onias, and a 4th Onias who did ... biblethesaurus.org/o/onias.htm - 10k

Menelaus

... la'-us (Menelaos): According to the less likely account of Josephus (Ant., XII, v, 1; XV, iii, 1; XX, x, 3), Menelaus was a brother of Jason and Onias III, and ... biblethesaurus.org/m/menelaus.htm - 9k

Arius

... A king of Sparta (309-265 BC) who wrote the letter to Onias, the high priest, given in 1 Maccabees 12:7, 20-23. There were two Spartan ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arius.htm - 6k

Ir-ha-heres

... Jewish quarrels concerning the temple which Onias built in Egypt have most probably been responsible for the altering of the texts of some of the early ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ir-ha-heres.htm - 12k

Irhaheres

... Jewish quarrels concerning the temple which Onias built in Egypt have most probably been responsible for the altering of the texts of some of the early ... biblethesaurus.org/i/irhaheres.htm - 13k

Judith (1 Occurrence)

... to the Jews. After holding out for some days, the besieged people insisted that Onias their governor should surrender. This he promises ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judith.htm - 27k

Epiphanes

... He was called in to settle a quarrel between Onias III and his brother, Jason, the leader of the Hellenizing faction in Jerusalem, and Onias was driven out (2 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epiphanes.htm - 8k

Heliodorus

... of the Jewish Church, III, 287). In spite of the protest of Onias, the high priest, Heliodorus. was proceeding to carry out his ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heliodorus.htm - 8k

Desolation (131 Occurrences)

... When Antiochus Epiphanes arose to the throne, Onias III, as high priest, was the leader of the old orthodox party in Judea; the head of the Hellenists was his ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desolation.htm - 46k

Architecture

... CONCLUSIONS FROM ACTUAL REMAINS 1. Defense Walls 2. Streets 3. Absence of the "Grand Manner" 4. Solomonic Detail 5. Temple of Onias 6. Comparison with ... biblethesaurus.org/a/architecture.htm - 28k

Antiochus

... He was called in to settle a quarrel between Onias III and his brother, Jason, the leader of the Hellenizing faction in Jerusalem, and Onias was driven out (2 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochus.htm - 17k

Dispersion (4 Occurrences)

... For a like purpose the Temple of Onias at Leontopolis was erected in the early years of the Maccabean struggle. Onias had to flee ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispersion.htm - 44k

Sirach

... Sirach 50:1 mentions, among the great men whom he praises, Simon the high priest, son of Onias, who is named last in the list and lived probably near the time ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sirach.htm - 34k

Simon (75 Occurrences)

... See MACCABAEUS, II, 4. (2) Simon I, the high priest, son of Onias I, whom he succeeded circa 300 BC He was one of the last of the Great Synagogue, and to him ... biblethesaurus.org/s/simon.htm - 91k

Astronomy

... and so read it "The city of the sun." With this reading it was identified with On, that is, Heliopolis (the city of the sun), and on this belief Onias, the son ... biblethesaurus.org/a/astronomy.htm - 40k

Abomination (78 Occurrences)

... When Antiochus Epiphanes arose to the throne, Onias III, as high priest, was the leader of the old orthodox party in Judea; the head of the Hellenists was his ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abomination.htm - 55k

Testaments

...Onias III, a faithful high priest, was expelled from office through the machinations of his brother Jesus or Jason (2 Maccabees 4:7-10). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Between (2624 Occurrences)

...Onias III, a faithful high priest, was expelled from office through the machinations of his brother Jesus or Jason (2 Maccabees 4:7-10). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/between.htm - 36k

Oniares

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Onion

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Jason (5 Occurrences)

... the wars under Antiochus Eupator. (4) Jason the high priest, second son of Simon II and brother of Onias III. The change of name ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jason.htm - 12k

Lysimachus

... See ESTHER, THE REST OF. (2) Brother of Menelaus, a Greek name said by Josephus (Ant., XII, v, 1) to have been assumed by Onias, the high priest in the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysimachus.htm - 7k

Lacedaemonians

... The alliance itself is said to have been formed (1 Maccabees 12:20) between Areus, king of the Lacedaemonians and Onias the high priest; but it is not easy to ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lacedaemonians.htm - 8k

Gentleness (17 Occurrences)

... In 2 Maccabees 15:12 Onias is said (the King James Version) to be "gentle (praos) in condition," the Revised Version (British and American) "in manner." WL ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gentleness.htm - 13k

Fact (98 Occurrences)

... 10 the King James Version, "Jehu excuseth the fact by the prophecy of Elijah," and in 2 Maccabees 4:36, with reference to the murder of Onias, "certain of the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fact.htm - 36k

Daphne

... The precincts enjoyed the right of asylum. Hither fled Onias the high priest (171 BC) from the wrath of Menelaus whom he had offended by plain speech. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/daphne.htm - 8k

Antiochians

... Many worldly Hebrews, however, for material advantage were willing to apostatize, among them, Jason, the brother of the faithful high priest Onias III. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochians.htm - 10k

Andronicus (1 Occurrence)

... an-dro-ni'-kus (Andronikos): (1) A deputy of Antiochus Epiphanes, who, while ruling at Antioch, excited the Jews by the murder of Onias, and, upon their formal ... biblethesaurus.org/a/andronicus.htm - 8k

Apollonius

... Jerusalem to rob the temple, and afterward, by his authority in that province, supported Simon the governor of the temple at Jerusalem against Onias the high ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apollonius.htm - 8k

Agony (20 Occurrences)

... and American) "distress") in describing the distress of the people at the attempt of Heliodorus to despoil the treasury of the temple in the days of Onias. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agony.htm - 18k

Maccabees

... Maccabees 12:5-18). (8) Earlier letter of the Spartan king Arius to the high priest Onias (1 Maccabees 12:20-23). (9) Letter from ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabees.htm - 52k

Ptolemy

... In his reign the Jewish temple of Leontopolis near Hellopolis was founded in 154 BC (Josephus, Ant, XIII, iii, 1), and two Jewish generals, Onias and Dositheus ... biblethesaurus.org/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k

Septuagint

... of Christ." Justin absurdly states that Ptolemy's embassy was sent to King Herod; the Chronicon Paschale calls the high priest of the time Onias Simon, brother ... biblethesaurus.org/s/septuagint.htm - 38k

Hercules

... Jason, who supplanted his brother Onias in the office of high priest by promising Antiochus an increase of tribute, aided the movement by setting up under the ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hercules.htm - 7k

Books (16 Occurrences)

... Maccabees 12:5-18). (8) Earlier letter of the Spartan king Arius to the high priest Onias (1 Maccabees 12:20-23). (9) Letter from ... biblethesaurus.org/b/books.htm - 101k

Priest (500 Occurrences)

... place. The Syrian Antiochus deposed Onias III and put his brother Jason in his place (174 BC), who was soon displaced by Menelaus. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/priest.htm - 88k

Anem (1 Occurrence)

... to the Jews. After holding out for some days, the besieged people insisted that Onias their governor should surrender. This he promises ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anem.htm - 101k

Canon

... For example, he passes over from the patriarchs and prophets of Israel to Simon the son of Onias, who was probably the high priest in his own time, making no ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canon.htm - 68k

Old (3966 Occurrences)

... For example, he passes over from the patriarchs and prophets of Israel to Simon the son of Onias, who was probably the high priest in his own time, making no ... biblethesaurus.org/o/old.htm - 101k

Temple (614 Occurrences)

... In Ecclesiasticus 50 is given a glimpse of a certain Simon, son of Onias, who repaired the temple, and a striking picture is furnished of the magnificence of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temple.htm - 101k

High (4559 Occurrences)

... place. The Syrian Antiochus deposed Onias III and put his brother Jason in his place (174 BC), who was soon displaced by Menelaus. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/high.htm - 60k

Testament (13 Occurrences)

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