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1 Maccabees 13:37
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2 Maccabees 11:25–27
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1 Maccabees 15:4–6
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1 Maccabees 10:19–21
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1 Maccabees 6:57–59
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1 Maccabees 10:27–29
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Testament of Judah 2:7–9
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1 Maccabees 11:49–51
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