1 Maccabees 4:47

47 Then they took unhewn stones, as the law directs, and built a new altar like the former one.

1 Maccabees 4:47 In-Context

45 And they thought it best to tear it down, so that it would not be a lasting shame to them that the Gentiles had defiled it. So they tore down the altar,

46 and stored the stones in a convenient place on the temple hill until a prophet should come to tell what to do with them.

47 Then they took unhewn stones, as the law directs, and built a new altar like the former one.

48 They also rebuilt the sanctuary and the interior of the temple, and consecrated the courts.

49 They made new holy vessels, and brought the lampstand, the altar of incense, and the table into the temple.

Footnotes

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