HISTORY 125 



tion of authority added fuel to the flames just Scriptures translated (the Septuagint version) 

 ready to burst out and demolish the shogunate, by seventy-two Jewish scribes, at the instance 

 and after a brief revolution feudalism was over- of Ptolemy Philadelphus, 277 ; Antiochus cap- 

 thrown. the tycoon retired, the government was tures Jerusalem, sacks the Temple, and massa- 

 changed to its ancient form, the mikado became cres 40,000 of the people, 170; commencement 

 the only ruler of Japan, and the empire took an of the government of the Maccabees, 166; a 

 important place in the family of nations. This treaty, the first in Jewish history, made with 

 occurred in 1.S68, since when the work of reform the Romans, 161; Judas Hyrcanus assumes the 

 ha> gone on rapidly, the United States and its title of "King of the Jews," 107; Jerusalem 

 custom- having served as models for many captured by Pompey, 63. The Jews under the 

 improvt -nit -iii-. The United States opened < Roman Empire. Antipater made ruler of Judea 

 Japan to the world after the failure of the Por- by Julius Caesar, 49; Herod, son of Antipater, 

 tuguese. Spaniards, Dutch, and Russians to do marries Miriamne, daughter of the king, 42; 

 so. Japan has grown more rapidly in one gen- Herod decreed king by the Roman Senate, 40; 

 eration than any European nation in a century. Jerusalem captured by Herod and Sosius, the 

 The Japanese rapidly became converted to west- Roman general, 37; Herod rebuilds the Temple 

 cm ideas, both political and social. on a scale of greater magnificence than ever 



In July. 1V.U. war was declared with China, before, 18; Jesus Christ, the long-looked- for 

 Tlu' Japanese successes brought it to a trium- Messiah, bora four years before 1 A. D., 4 B. C.; 

 phant end in April, 1895. By the Treaty of Pontius Pilate procurator of Judea, A. D. 22 ; 

 Shimonoseki the terms of peace included recog- John Baptist commences his ministry, 25; is 

 nition of Corean independence, which had been beheaded, 27; Christ's ministry and miracles, 

 the chief cause of the war, the cession to Japan ; 27-29; his death and resurrection, 29; the Jews 

 of Formosa and some smaller islands, with the are persecuted for refusing to worship Caligula, 

 peninsula- of Liao-Tung, including Port Arthur, 38; receive the right of Roman citizenship, 41; 

 a large war indemnity, and a very great relaxa- Claudius banishes them from Rome, 50; Titus 

 tion of restrictions on foreign industry and captures Jerusalem, the city and Temple sacked 

 commerce in China. In deference to the repre- and burned, and 1,000,000 Jews perish, 70; 

 sentations of the powers, Japan abandoned her Adrian rebuilds Jerusalem, names it Elia Capi- 

 claims on the mainland of China, but increased tolina, and erects a temple to Jupiter. 130; 

 the indemnity. In 1904, war with Russia Was the rebellion of Bar-cocheba, 135-36; final deso- 

 brought about in consequence of the Mancliu- lation of Judea, more than 500,000 Jews are 

 rian situation, and continued until the fall of slain by the Romans, they are banished from 

 I "ort Arthur in 1905. (See Russo-Japanese Judea by an edict of the Roman 1 jnj>eror, and 

 War.) During 11)07-08, Japan was vigorous in are forbidden to return upon pain of death. !.".. 

 rehabilitating her industries and finances, and From this time the nation has been scattered 

 tiding foreign trade. among all other nations. From the la text r -ti- 



Jew (Heb. Yehuda). The subjects of the mates (1907) we gather the following figures as 

 kings of Judah have been sometimes called Jews, to the number of Jews in the world at the present 



linct from the seceding ten tribes, who time: 



retained the name of Israel. As the term is Africa, 392,482 



now used, however, the history of the Jews Asia,.' '. . '. '. 347^410 



begins with the return of the remnant of the Australia 17 l<>.{ 



kingdom of Judah from the Babylonish cap- Austria-Hungary, ! 2,076',277 



tivity in consequence of the Edict of Cyrus. Belgium. I. (MM) 



Below will be found a brief rcsumt of the chief Denmark, 



historical events in the history of the Jews France, '. '. 06,000 



iing to the biblical narrative. According Germany, .~>SO.'.MS 



to Eusebius. the Scripture history ends in 111' Great Britain. 



B. C.. and t henceforward the Roman historians Greece v; >."<) 



and Josephus furnish the best accounts. The Holland, '. 103^988 



H<il f loni*h Captivity. Daniel prophesies at Italy :;.">'<> 17 



Babylon, B. C. 603; Obadiah prophesies, 587; Palestine, 100^000 



Daniel interprets the handwriting on the wall, Russia ... 5 Os 



lu- prophesies the speedy return from Sweden'and Norway.' '. ] '. '. I !:.:. 



! age and the coming of a Messiah, 538. The Switzerland 1: 



rn from Captivity. Cyrus, ruler of all Asia, Turkey, 



authon/e- the return of the Jews and the re- United States, 1,777,186 



building ot the Temple .-it Jerusalem, 6 



id Xechariah flourish. .".I'll; the second It is estimated that there an' enough Jews not 



;-le fim-lied. ." 1 ."> ; Kzra arrives in Jerusalem enumerated in the above table to swell the total 



rrect abuses, 458; beginning of the seventy to 11,600,000. This people now scattered 



weeks of years predicted by Daniel, being 490 the globe has suffered much even in modem 



n prior to the crucifixion of Chri-t. l.*>7: the times and especially in Russia at the hands of 



walls of Jerusalem rebuilt, n."; M.d.tehi flourishes, the oppressor. In America only have the Jews 

 I !.">. The Jews under the Macedon >ved at all times perfect freedom ami all the 



\l'\andcr the Great marches ftgninst Jenisalem rights of riti/m-liip. The Jews born in I 



to be-iege it. but ult inmtelv goes to the Temple l.md stand nearly if not wholly on the same 

 and offers sacrifices to 1 1 the Jews, ting as any other of the natives, although 



Jerusalem taken by Ptolemy Soter 320; the this result, like most of the liberties enjoyed in 



