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But Judas, who is also called Maccabaeus, and those who were with him, making their way secretly into the villages, called together their kindred. Enlisting those who had continued in the Jews’ religion, they gathered together about six thousand.
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Verse 1. Towns. Lit. “castles.” Greek “villages.” It also means a town or village; and at this time, Judas chiefly dwelt in the deserts. Bible.—Many particulars of this war are found 1 B. 3.
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