161 BC · AM 3843 · Intertestamental
Judas makes an alliance with Rome
Judas sent envoys to Rome, seeking friendship and protection against the Seleucids. The agreement introduced a Roman relationship that later Judean rulers would invoke, with consequences they could not yet foresee.
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This event is preserved in 1 Maccabees 8. BibleTimescape uses that book here as a historical source, not as part of Scripture. About canon labels →
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