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in the year 188. The citizens of Jerusalem and Judea, the council of elders, and Judas send greetings and wishes of good health to Aristobulus, teacher of King Ptolemy and a member of the family of the anointed priests, and to the Jews in Egypt.
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God saved us from great danger when we were battling against the king. So we greatly praise God
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because he forced those fighting in the holy city to leave.
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The ruler and his armed forces that went into Persia seemed invincible. But they were slain in the goddess Nanea's temple, when Nanea's priests tricked them.
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Since Antiochus came in order to marry the goddess, he and his political advisors came into the temple to take the great wealth as payment for her dowry.