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Gorgias and royal infantry leave their tents at night and follow the road toward empty hills.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 4

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 4:1

    The Night Departure

    The Sanctuary Dedicated Again · 1 Maccabees 4

    Story guide: At night, Gorgias leads infantry and chosen horsemen away from the royal camp toward the hills.

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    1And Gorgias took five thousand men and one thousand chosen horsemen, and the camp set out by night,

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