OLD TESTAMENT

Judith 6:21

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Then Ozias took him out of the assembly into his house, and made a feast for the elders. They called on the God of Israel for help all that night.

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Verse 21. The church. That is, the synagogue or place where they met in prayer. Challoner.—For such places were established, particularly after the captivity, though some have denied that there were any synagogues, even in the days of the Machabees. See Matthew 4:23. Esther 4:16. Calmet.

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