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He also captured Jazer and its villages. Then he went back to Judea.
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Then the Gentiles in Gilead gathered together against the Israelites who lived in their territory, planning to destroy them. So the Jews fled to the fortress of Dathema.
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They sent a letter to Judas and his brothers: The Gentiles around us have gathered to destroy us.
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They are making preparations to come and capture the fortress to which we've escaped, and Timothy is leading them.
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Please, come and rescue us from them because many of us have died already.