These 1st & 2nd century B.C. Jewish patriots were active in liberating Judea from Syrian rule
... Herod is in Rome in 40 BC, when the senate appoints him king of Judaea (the 
... success in pacifying the Jewish people, resentful of Roman rule and horrified 
by... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Jerusalem Bible & Quran" - Internet Archive [PAR] In 1000 BC King and Prophet Dawood [David] (pbuh) made it the capital of Israel.