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1 Maccabees 4:1–3
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1 Maccabees 3:39–41
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2 Kings 6:13–15
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1 Maccabees 16:3–5
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2 Maccabees 11:1–3
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2 Maccabees 8:11–13
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1 Maccabees 6:41–43
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1 Maccabees 3:56–58
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1 Maccabees 4:12–14
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