History of the Day
History of the Day: Could Circumcising Your Son Get You Killed?
Published September 8, 2026 at 13:10 UTC
Today's question from the record - what actually happened, and why it still matters.
1 Maccabees says the people were commanded to leave sons uncircumcised; women who had children circumcised were put to death by the decree. Josephus reports Antiochus commanded them not to circumcise...