4 When many had been seized, a foremost man of the assembly, a Hebrew, by name Eleazar, a priest by family, by profession a lawyer, and advanced in years, and for this reason known to many of the king’s followers, was brought near to him. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 5:4
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2 Maccabees 6:17–19
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3 Maccabees 6:1–2
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2 Maccabees 14:36–38
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4 Maccabees 16:14–16
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4 Maccabees 6:1–2
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