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1 Maccabees 5:52-54
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 5:52-54
New Catholic Bible
52 Then they crossed the Jordan into the extensive plain[a] opposite Beth-shan. 53 Judas continued to rally the stragglers and to encourage the people throughout the journey until they reached the land of Judah. 54 They ascended Mount Zion with joy and gladness and offered burnt offerings because they had returned safely without the loss of a single person.
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- 1 Maccabees 5:52 The extensive plain lay between the Jordan and Mt. Gilboa. Beth-shan was located about eighteen miles south of the Sea of Galilee (see Jdg 1:27; 1 Ki 4:12).
