Graphic Bible · Scene 44 of 68

Volunteers enter Karnain through an open town gate, with the sanctuary precinct visible beyond the street.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 5

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 5:44

    Karnain Cannot Stand

    Rescue Across Galilee and Gilead · 1 Maccabees 5

    Story guide: The company enters Karnain; flames consume the sanctuary roof, and a charred beam remains in the empty precinct.

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    44And they seized the city, and they burned the temple precinct with fire, together with all who were in it; and Karnain was routed, and it could no longer stand before Judas.

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