175 BC · AM 3829 · Intertestamental
Jason purchases the high priesthood
Jason obtained the high priesthood from Antiochus IV by promising increased tribute and permission to reshape Jerusalem along Greek lines. Political purchase now displaced hereditary succession in the sacred office.
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