Graphic Bible · Scene 46 of 68

Families approach Ephron’s closed twin-tower gate, which fills a narrow passage between steep rock faces.
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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 5:46

    Ephron Blocks the Way

    Rescue Across Galilee and Gilead · 1 Maccabees 5

    Story guide: Ephron’s fortified gate fills the narrow passage between steep rock faces, leaving the approaching company no route around the city.

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    46And they came as far as Ephron. This was a large city at the entrance, very strong. There was no way to turn aside from it to the right or to the left, but only to go through the middle of it.

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