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The '''Abomination of Desolation''' is a Biblical term for a specific act: the desecration of the Jewish temple via the setting up of an image of a pagan god inside the sanctuary, followed by the sacrifice of a sow or other animal considered unclean.  This act occured only once in the historical record, when [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]] profaned the [[Second Temple]], sparking the Maccabean Revolt.

The '''Abomination of Desolation''' is a Biblical term for a specific act: the desecration of the Jewish temple via the setting up of an image of a pagan god inside the sanctuary, followed by the sacrifice of a sow or other animal considered unclean.  This act occurred only once in the historical record, when [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]] profaned the [[Second Temple]], sparking the Maccabean Revolt.

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