65 Judas and his kindred went out and fought against the children of Esau in the land toward the south. He struck Hebron and its villages, pulled down its strongholds, and burned its towers all around. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 5:65
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1 Maccabees 5:2–4
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1 Maccabees 6:30–32
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Judges 1:9–11
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1 Maccabees 5:27–29
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1 Maccabees 5:34–36
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1 Maccabees 5:43–45
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1 Maccabees 4:2–4
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Joshua 10:35–37
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