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Eleazar (also called Avaran), and Jonathan (also called Apphus).
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When Mattathias saw all the sins that were being committed in Judea and Jerusalem,
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he said: "Why was I born to see these terrible things, the ruin of my people and of the holy city? Must I sit here helpless while the city is surrendered to enemies and the Temple falls into the hands of foreigners?
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.