OLD TESTAMENT

2 Maccabees 2:30

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To occupy the ground, and to indulge in long discussions, and to be curious in particulars, is fitting for the first author of the history;

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Verse 30. Master. Such is Jason. I only paint some parts. Calmet.—Paint. Greek “to burn in and represent to the life, must,” and so forth Bible.—The ancients painted the walls, preparing them by fire, and so forth Vitruv. vii. 5. Jos. Ant. xvii. 12. Calmet.

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