OLD TESTAMENT

1 Maccabees 12:21

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It has been found in writing, concerning the Spartans and the Jews, that they are kindred, and that they are of the descendants of Abraham.

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Verse 21. Spartans. They had probably some old genealogies. Jos. xii. 5. and xiii. 9. Worthington.—Yet they might not be true. Few nations can ascertain their origin; and most run into fabulous accounts, if we except the Jews. Calmet. See verse 6. Bible. Salien, A. 3821.—There is nothing certain. Rep. Hebrews 1:2. Menochius.

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