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Judean townspeople look toward the road with relief.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 3

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.

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 3:7

    Jacob Made Glad

    A Small Force Before Great Armies · 1 Maccabees 3

    Story guide: Relief among the people contrasts with the royal hostility recalled in the poem.

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    7And he embittered many kings, and he made Jacob glad by his deeds, and his remembrance is for blessing forever.

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