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Jonathan and Simon listen to a report of the wedding procession and its large escort.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 9

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 9:37

    News of a Wedding

    Judas Falls and Jonathan Takes the Lead · 1 Maccabees 9

    Story guide: Jonathan and Simon hear the courier’s report, and the bride’s procession appears with its escort and baggage porters.

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    37After these words it was reported to Jonathan and Simon his brother that the sons of Jambri were holding a great wedding, and were bringing the bride from Nadabath, the daughter of one of the great nobles of Canaan, with a large escort.

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