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1 Maccabees 12:7
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In the past, your king Arius sent a letter to the high priest Onias, stating that you are our relatives as the appended copy shows.
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This is a copy of the letter that Jonathan wrote to the Spartans:
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The high priest Jonathan, the senate of the nation, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people. To their brothers the Spartans. Greetings!
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In the past, your king Arius sent a letter to the high priest Onias, stating that you are our relatives as the appended copy shows.
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Onias welcomed the envoy with honor and received the letter, which contained a clear declaration of alliance and friendship.
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Generally, we have no need of these things, since we have the holy scrolls as encouragement.
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