In 167 B.C. a Greek ruler by the name of Antiochus Epiphanies set up an altar to Zeus over the altar of burnt offerings in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. He also sacrificed a pig on the altar in the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is known as the abomination of desolation.
Katika mwaka wa 167 BC mtawala Kigiriki kwa jina la Antioko Epiphanies aliaanzisha madhabahu ya Zeus juu ya madhabahu ya sadaka za kuteketezwa katika hekalu la Wayahudi katika Yerusalemu. Pia alitoa nguruwe sadaka juu ya madhabahu katika hekalu la Yerusalemu. Tukio hili ni linajulikana kama chukizo la uharibifu.