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To the brethren the Jews that are I throughout Egypt, the brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem, and in the land of Judea, send health, and good peace.
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May God be gracious to you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants:
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And give you all a heart to worship him, and to do his will with a great heart, and a willing mind.
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May he open your heart in his law, and in his commandments, and send you peace.
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May he hear your prayers, and be reconciled unto you, and never forsake you in the evil time.
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And now here we are praying for you.
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When Demetrius reigned, in the year one hundred and sixty-nine, we Jews wrote to you, in the trouble, and violence, that came upon us in those years, after Jason withdrew himself from the holy land, and from the kingdom.
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They burnt the gate, and shed innocent blood: then we prayed to the Lord, and were heard, and we offered sacrifices, and fine flour, and lighted the lamps, and set forth the leaves.