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Judas listens to two travelers reporting Rome’s reputation in a quiet Judean courtyard.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 8

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 8:1

    Rome’s Reputation

    An Alliance with Rome · 1 Maccabees 8

    Story guide: Judas listens as travelers describe Rome’s strength and the friendships sought by people who come to the Romans.

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    1And Judas heard the name of the Romans, that they are mighty in strength, and that they are well disposed toward all who attach themselves to them, and that as many as come to them obtain friendship with them,

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