The Books of the Maccabees, Volume 1 |
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aforetime Alcimus Alexander altar Apocrypha Apollonius arms army Azotus Bacchides Bethsura brethren brother brought called camp CHAPTER Chislev citadel commanded covenant deliver Demetrius destroy discomfited Egypt elephants encamped enemies evils exceeding feast fell fight fire fled forces fought Friends Galilee gathered gave Gazara Gentiles gladness glory gold Gorgias hand Hasidæans hast hath heard heaven Heliodorus high priest high priesthood holy place honour horsemen host hundred Idumæa Israel Jerusalem Jews joined battle Joppa Judæa Judah Judas king Antiochus king Demetrius king's kingdom land of Gilead land of Judah Lord Lysias Lysimachus Maccabees Mattathias Menelaus Modin mount Sion multitude nation Nicanor Onias peace Phoenicia profaned Ptolemy reigned round sabbath sacrifice Samaria sanctuary saying sent unto shew silver slew smote sons sore strong strongholds sword temple thee thereof things thou thousand footmen Timotheus took the spoils Tryphon unto Jonathan Wherefore words