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  1. Abomination of desolation

    "Abomination of desolation" is a phrase from the Book of Daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century BCE Greek king Antiochus IV replaced the twice-daily offering in the Jewish temple, or alternatively the altar on which such offerings were made. In the 1st century CE it was taken up by the authors of the gospels in the context of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in the year 70, with Mark giving Jesus a speech concerning the Second Coming, Matthew 24:15–16 adding a reference to Daniel and Luke 21:20–21 giving a description of the Roman armies ("But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies..."); in all three it is likely that the authors had in mind a future eschatological (i.e., end-time) event, and perhaps the activities of some antichrist.

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  1. Abomination of desolation

    The abomination of desolation is a term found in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible. It also occurs in 1 Maccabees and in the Synoptic Gospels of the New Testament. The Hebrew term is šiqqǔṣ mišômēm; the Greek equivalent is τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of abomination of desolation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of abomination of desolation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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  • رجسة الخرابArabic
  • αποτροπιασμό της ερήμωσηςGreek
  • Abomination de désolationFrench
  • निर्जनता की घृणाHindi
  • 荒廃の憎悪Japanese
  • abominatio desolationisLatin
  • styggedom av ødeNorwegian
  • obrzydliwość spustoszeniaPolish
  • мерзость запустенияRussian
  • avsky for odeläggelseSwedish
  • பாழடைந்த அருவருப்புTamil
  • నిర్జనమైపోవడంTelugu
  • اجاڑ کی نفرتUrdu
  • 荒凉可憎Chinese

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