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Judas and Simon tear the upper edges of their mantles.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 3

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 3:47

    Fasting, Sackcloth and Ashes

    A Small Force Before Great Armies · 1 Maccabees 3

    Story guide: The people fast, tear their garments, put on sackcloth, and place ashes on their heads.

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    47And they fasted on that day, and put on sackcloth, and put ashes on their heads, and tore their garments.

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