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Jonathan and Simon lead their companions away into the dry wilderness of Tekoa.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 9

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 9:33

    Flight to Asphar

    Judas Falls and Jonathan Takes the Lead · 1 Maccabees 9

    Story guide: Jonathan and Simon lead their companions through dry uplands, then settle beside the cistern’s still water and the waiting tents.

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    33And Jonathan and Simon his brother, and all those with him, learned of it, and they fled into the wilderness of Tekoa and encamped by the water of the cistern of Asphar.

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