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A closed papyrus scroll and three clay household vessels rest on a bench.
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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 1:42

    Customs Abandoned

    From Conquest to Persecution · 1 Maccabees 1

    Story guide: The closed scroll and household vessels introduce the decree’s demand to abandon customs.

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    42and that each should abandon his own customs. And all the nations accepted the word of the king.

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