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2 Maccabees 8:15–17
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1 Maccabees 12:49–51
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2 Maccabees 13:12–14
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2 Maccabees 15:16–18
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2 Maccabees 10:15–17
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1 Maccabees 2:41–43
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1 Maccabees 3:1–3
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2 Maccabees 10:20–22
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