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28 at a great assembly of priests, people, officials, and national leaders the following facts were made known to us:

40 Cendebeus then came to Jamnia and began to harass the Jews by invading Judea, capturing people, and murdering them.

26 Accept this sacrifice which we offer on behalf of all Israel; protect your chosen people and make us holy.

6 "Some of Jeremiah's friends tried to follow him and mark the way, but they could not find the cave.

39 The God of heaven watches over the Temple; he strikes down and destroys anyone who comes to harm it."

27 Menelaus continued to be High Priest, but he never paid any of the money he had promised the king.

8 On the advice of Ptolemy, the neighboring Greek cities were also instructed to require Jews to eat the sacrifices;

35 There is no way for you to escape punishment at the hands of the almighty and all-seeing God.

17 Besides all this, I will become a Jew myself and go wherever people live, telling them of God's power."

19 "King Antiochus to the Jews, my most distinguished subjects. Warm greetings and best wishes for your health and prosperity.

22 I have not given up hopes of getting well; in fact I am fully confident that I will recover.

1 Judas Maccabeus and his followers, under the leadership of the Lord, recaptured the Temple and the city of Jerusalem.

14 When Gorgias became governor of Idumea, he kept a force of mercenaries and attacked the Jews at every opportunity.

16 Here is a copy of the letter which Lysias wrote to the Jews: "Lysias to the Jewish people, greetings.

33 May all go well with you. Dated the fifteenth day of the month of Xanthicus in the year 148."

38 May all go well with you. Dated the fifteenth day of the month of Xanthicus in the year 148."

23 So Judas and his men pursued them as hard as they could, killing at least 30,000 of the enemy.

30 The Jews there told Judas how kindly the people of the city had treated them, especially during hard times.

2 It was reported that he had killed King Antiochus and his guardian Lysias and had taken over the country.

39 Wanting to show clearly how much he disliked the Jews, Nicanor sent more than 500 soldiers to arrest Razis,