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Antiochus stands at a sanctuary doorway beside a gold lampstand, altar and table.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 1

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 1:21

    The Sanctuary Entered

    From Conquest to Persecution · 1 Maccabees 1

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    21And he entered the sanctuary in arrogance, and took the golden altar, and the lampstand of the light with all its utensils,

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