What is Seleucus IV Philopator?
'''Seleucus IV Philopator''' was the second son of [[Antiochus the Great]] and the seventh [[king]] of the [[Seleucid Empire]]. ==Judeo-Christian Tradition== According to the book of [[2 Maccabees]], Seleucus sent [[Heliodorus (minister)]] to [[Judea]] to [[tax]] the [[Second Temple]] of [[Jerusalem]] but Heliodorus was stopped by [[angel]]s and came back to [[Syria]] empty-handed. ==Death== Heliodorus [[kill]]ed Seleucus to take over the [[Empire]] but was defeated by Seleucus’s [[brother]] [[Antiochus IV]]. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Seleucid kings]]