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This Day in Bible and Church History

What significant events occurred on this day in Bible and church history?

God's big story: a Bible timeline
A timeline of the major events in Bible and Christian history, from Israel's kings in the 9th century BC to today, each with a short description and its known or approximate date. 126 events across the year.

6 December

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  1. 166 BC2,191 years ago

    Antiochus IV Epiphanes desecrates the Temple in Jerusalem, provoking the Maccabean revolt.

    Old Testament era 1 Maccabees 1:54 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabean_Revolt
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