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An empty wooden cradle stands beside a closed law scroll.
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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 1:48

    The Covenant Threatened

    From Conquest to Persecution · 1 Maccabees 1

    Story guide: The empty cradle and closed scroll represent the decree’s intrusion into family and religious life.

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    48and to leave their sons uncircumcised, to make their souls abominable with every unclean thing, and to profane them,

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