OLD TESTAMENT

1 Maccabees 5:1

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It came to pass, when the Gentiles all around heard that the altar had been rebuilt and the sanctuary dedicated as before, they were exceedingly angry.

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Verse 1. Nations. They were always ready to oppress the Jews. Thus God punished or tried his people. Calmet.—Judas, or his brethren, here gains eight victories over them. Worthington.

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