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Judas addresses Eupolemus and Jason before sending them to seek an alliance with Rome.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 8

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 8:17

    Judas Sends Two Envoys

    An Alliance with Rome · 1 Maccabees 8

    Story guide: Judas commissions two envoys, who leave Judea carrying their travel bundles to seek an alliance with Rome.

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    17And Judas chose Eupolemus son of John, the son of Accos, and Jason son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome to establish friendship and alliance with them,

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