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and led 80,000 infantry and all his cavalry against the Jews with the intention of turning Jerusalem into a Greek city. The Temple would be taxed, as were all Gentile places of worship, and the office of High Priest would be up for sale each year. Lysias was so pleased with his tens of thousands of infantry, his thousands of cavalry, and his eighty elephants that he failed to take into account the power of God.

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