Wikipedia's first sentence called it “phrase from the book of daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century bc greek king antioch”. Today it says “phrase from daniel's final vision in the hebrew bible”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Enthroned Zeus (Greek, c. 100 BCE) "”. It now reads “Apocalyptic biblical phrase in the Book of Daniel A 14th-century Christian work”.
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Apocalyptic biblical phrase Enthroned Zeus (Greek, c. 100 BCE ) " Abomination of desolation " is a phrase from the Book of Daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century BC Greek king Antiochus IV Epiphanes replaced the twice-daily offering in the Jewish temple , or alternatively the altar on which such offerings were made. In the 1st century AD it was taken up by the authors of the gospels in the context of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in the year 70, with the Gospel of Mark placing the "abomination of desolation" into a speech by Jesus concerning the Second Coming . It is widely accepted that Mark was the primary source used by the authors of the Gospel of Matthew and of Luke for their parallel passages, with Matthew 24:15–16 adding a reference to Daniel and Luke 21:20–21 giving a description of the Roman armies ("But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies..."); in all three it is likely that the authors had in mind a future eschatological (i.e., end-time) event, and perhaps the activities of some antichrist . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The abomination of desolation (or desolating sacrilege ) is a term found in the Hebrew Bible , in the book of Daniel . It also occurs in the book of 1 Maccabees and in the New Testament gospels. The Hebrew term (transliterated) is šiqqǔṣ šômēm ; the Greek equivalent is: τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως.
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The abomination of desolation (or desolating sacrilege ) is a term found in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible . It also occurs in 1 Maccabees and in the Synoptic Gospels of the New Testament .The Hebrew term (transliterated) is šiqqǔṣ mišômēm (שִׁקּוּץ מְשׁמֵם); the Greek equivalent is τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως.
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Enthroned Zeus (Greek, c. 100 BCE) " Abomination of desolation " is a phrase in the Book of Daniel , with "abomination" describing the pagan offerings that replaced the twice-daily offering to Yahweh in the Jewish temple in the time of the Greek king Antiochus IV , or the altar on which such offerings were made, and "makes desolate" (or "of desolation") probably a reference to Antiochus himself as the bringer of desolation (horror) to Jerusalem.The expression was taken up by the authors of the gospels following the Roman destruction of the temple in 70 CE, with Mark giving Jesus a speech concerning the Second Coming , Matthew 24:15–16 adding a reference to Daniel, and Luke Luke 21:20–21 giving a description of the Roman armies ("But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies..."); in all three it is likely that the authors had in mind a future eschatological (i.e., end-time) event, and perhaps the activities of some anti-Christ .
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Apocalyptic biblical phrase Enthroned Zeus (Greek, c. 100 BCE) " Abomination of desolation " is a phrase from the Book of Daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century BC Greek king Antiochus IV Epiphanes replaced the twice-daily offering in the Jewish temple , or alternatively the altar on which such offerings were made.In the 1st century AD it was taken up by the authors of the gospels in the context of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in the year 70, with Mark giving Jesus a speech concerning the Second Coming , Matthew 24:15–16 adding a reference to Daniel and Luke 21:20–21 giving a description of the Roman armies ("But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies..."); in all three it is likely that the authors had in mind a future eschatological (i.e., end-time) event, and perhaps the activities of some antichrist .There are <ref group=Notes> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “phrase from the book of daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century bc greek king antioch”. Today it says “phrase from daniel's final vision in the hebrew bible”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Enthroned Zeus (Greek, c. 100 BCE) "”. It now reads “Apocalyptic biblical phrase in the Book of Daniel A 14th-century Christian work”. Read the current article and compare.
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phrase from the book of daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century bc greek king antioch
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phrase from daniel's final vision in the hebrew bible
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