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and to remember also the lawless destruction of the innocent babies and the blasphemies committed against his name, and to show his hatred of evil.
5
As soon as Maccabeus got his army organized, the Gentiles could not withstand him, for the wrath of the Lord had turned to mercy.
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Coming without warning, he would set fire to towns and villages. He captured strategic positions and put to flight not a few of the enemy.
7
He found the nights most advantageous for such attacks. And talk of his valor spread everywhere.
8
When Philip saw that the man was gaining ground little by little, and that he was pushing ahead with more frequent successes, he wrote to Ptolemy, the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, for aid to the king's government.
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