1 Maccabees 1:48

48 They were forbidden to circumcise their sons and were required to make themselves ritually unclean in every way they could,

1 Maccabees 1:48 In-Context

46 They were even ordered to defile the Temple and the holy things in it.

47 They were commanded to build pagan altars, temples, and shrines, and to sacrifice pigs and other unclean animals there.

48 They were forbidden to circumcise their sons and were required to make themselves ritually unclean in every way they could,

49 so that they would forget the Law which the Lord had given through Moses and would disobey all its commands.

50 The penalty for disobeying the king's decree was death.