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When Judas heard of the cruelty visited on his countrymen, he gave orders to his men
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and, calling upon God the righteous Judge, attacked the murderers of his brethren. He set fire to the harbor by night, and burned the boats, and massacred those who had taken refuge there.
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Then, because the city's gates were closed, he withdrew, intending to come again and root out the whole community of Joppa.
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But learning that the men in Jamnia meant in the same way to wipe out the Jews who were living among them,
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he attacked the people of Jamnia by night and set fire to the harbor and the fleet, so that the glow of the light was seen in Jerusalem, thirty miles distant.
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