This was offensive to the Jews of ancient times. According to the apocryphal book of 2 Maccabees, it caused considerable controversy when, as a Hellenizing effort, the apostate high priest Jason proposed to build a gymnasium in Jerusalem. ​ — 2 Macc.
ही गोष्ट, प्राचीन काळातील यहुद्यांसाठी अतिशय घृणास्पद होती.