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The royal force encamps in a broad Beth-zur upland saddle below a modest limestone settlement.
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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 4:29

    At Beth-zur

    The Sanctuary Dedicated Again · 1 Maccabees 4

    Story guide: Royal tents fill a shallow upland saddle as Judas and his companions approach along the rocky ridge above.

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    29And they came into Idumea and encamped at Beth-zur, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.

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