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A priest raises his empty hands during the appeal for judgment against Nicanor.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 7

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 7:38

    The Priests Appeal

    Broken Oaths and the Fall of Nicanor · 1 Maccabees 7

    Story guide: A priest’s raised empty hands fill the foreground as the appeal for judgment continues before the sanctuary.

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    38Take vengeance on this man and on his camp, and let them fall by the sword. Remember their blasphemies, and grant them no survival.

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