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1 Maccabees 6:2–4
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2 Maccabees 13:18–20
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1 Maccabees 11:45–47
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2 Maccabees 5:10–12
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2 Maccabees 9:1–3
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4 Maccabees 18:5–7
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1 Maccabees 4:13–15
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1 Maccabees 2:27–29
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