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and the appearances that came from heaven to those who fought bravely for Judaism, so that though few in number they seized the whole land and pursued the barbarian hordes,
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and regained possession of the temple famous throughout the world, and liberated the city, and re-established the laws that were about to be abolished, while the Lord with great kindness became gracious to them—
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all this, which has been set forth by Jason of Cyrene in five volumes, we shall attempt to condense into a single book.
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For considering the flood of statistics involved and the difficulty there is for those who wish to enter upon the narratives of history because of the mass of material,
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we have aimed to please those who wish to read, to make it easy for those who are inclined to memorize, and to profit all readers.
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