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The rest of the captured knights and soldiers were sold into slavery, and one was reportedly bought in Damascus in exchange for some sandals. [15] The high-ranking Frankish barons captured were held in Damascus and treated well. [40] Some of Saladin's men left the army after the battle, taking lower-ranking Frankish prisoners with them as ...
The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a story recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. [2]
8:3, 9:2: Saul (whose Roman name was Paul) imprisons many Christians. 9:23-24, 20:19, 23:12-14: Jews plot to kill Paul. 12:1-5: King Herod (believed to be Agrippa I) executes James and imprisons Peter. 13:44-51: Paul and Barnabas being driven out of Antioch. 14:5-6: Jews and gentiles attempt unsuccessfully to stone Paul and Barnabas.
On his orders, around 1600 Christian prisoners were executed in retaliation. [2] According to American historian John J. Robinson ; "As news of the slaughter spread throughout Saladin's empire, Christian prisoners everywhere were tortured and murdered in reprisal for their infamy."
[106] [107] [108] [b] As a result of this oath, several Mormon apostles and other leaders considered it their religious duty to kill the prophets' murderers if they ever came across them. [ 111 ] [ 106 ] [ 108 ] The sermons, blessings, and private counsel by Mormon leaders just before the Mountain Meadows massacre can be understood as ...
King of Crabs launched to mixed reviews with reviewers praising the creative concept behind the game but criticizing the game's gameplay as tedious and lacking in replay value. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Eurogamer gave an overall positive review and described the game as " Fortnite with crabs" and "a dazzler," complimenting it as "the best crab-based ...
Most of John's relics were looted from Constantinople by crusaders in 1204 and taken to Rome, but some of his bones were returned to the Orthodox Church on 27 November 2004 by Pope John Paul II. [87] [88] [89] Since 2004 the relics have been enshrined in the Church of St. George, Istanbul. [90]
Loveday Alexander describes this episode as "one of the most sensational" in the Acts of the Apostles. He notes that Peter's situation was "perilous" yet he was sleeping peacefully. There is a greater "dramatic tension" in this narrative than in an earlier record of the escape of the apostles from prison, mentioned briefly in Acts 5:18–19. [2]