9 “Here an aged priest, an aged woman, and seven sons, are buried through the violence of a tyrant, who wished to destroy the society of the Hebrews. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 17:9
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4 Maccabees 18:19–21
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4 Maccabees 4:24–26
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