Israeli statesman and scholar Abba Eban summarizes what followed: “In rapid succession during the years 168 and 167 [B.C.E.], Jews were massacred, the Temple was looted, the practice of the Jewish religion was proscribed.
Izraēlas valstsvīrs un zinātnieks Aba Ebans raksta: ” Notikumi risinājās ļoti ātri — 168. un 167. gadā [p.m.ē.] ebreji masveidā tika nogalināti, Templis tika izlaupīts un ebreju reliģija — aizliegta.