Graphic Bible · Scene 70 of 70
Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 2
The available numbered POB Greek working edition, retaining each record’s declared source edition and notes. Artwork interprets this book’s account. Appearance, clothing and staging are interpretive; material from 2 Maccabees is not imported.
Source and translation notes
Anonymous. Artwork does not authenticate historical portraits or authorship.
· Greek
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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909
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1 Maccabees 2:70
Burial at Modein
A Covenant in the Wilderness · 1 Maccabees 2
Story guide: The sons carry their father’s covered bier, then stand in mourning. The modest tomb setting is interpretive and does not identify recovered remains or a specific archaeological tomb.
Open this scene in the reader →70And he died in the one hundred forty-sixth year, and his sons buried him in the tombs of his fathers at Modein, and all Israel mourned for him with great mourning.
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