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Judas and four companions raise empty hands in prayer while their shields and spears rest on the ground.
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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 4:10

    Cry Out to Heaven

    The Sanctuary Dedicated Again · 1 Maccabees 4

    Story guide: Judas and four companions raise empty hands in prayer, with their shields and spears resting safely beside them.

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    10And now let us cry out to heaven; if he is willing toward us, he will remember the covenant of our fathers and crush this camp before us today.

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