The Books of the Maccabees, Volume 1 |
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Page 24
... Antiochus his son , and nourish him up that he might be king . And king Antiochus died there in the hundred and forty and ninth year . And Lysias knew that the king was dead , and he set up Antiochus his son to reign , whom he had ...
... Antiochus his son , and nourish him up that he might be king . And king Antiochus died there in the hundred and forty and ninth year . And Lysias knew that the king was dead , and he set up Antiochus his son to reign , whom he had ...
Page 63
... Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor , and to the nation of the Jews , greeting : Forasmuch as certain ... Antiochus forth into the land of his fathers ; and all the forces came together unto him , so that there were few men ...
... Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor , and to the nation of the Jews , greeting : Forasmuch as certain ... Antiochus forth into the land of his fathers ; and all the forces came together unto him , so that there were few men ...
Page 83
... Antiochus made his second inroad into Egypt . And it so befell that through- out all the city , for the space of almost forty days , there appeared in the midst of the sky horsemen in swift motion , wearing robes inwrought with gold and ...
... Antiochus made his second inroad into Egypt . And it so befell that through- out all the city , for the space of almost forty days , there appeared in the midst of the sky horsemen in swift motion , wearing robes inwrought with gold and ...
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