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1 Maccabees 11:59-61
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 11:59-61
New Catholic Bible
59 He also appointed Jonathan’s brother Simon as governor of the region from the Ladder of Tyre[a] to the frontiers of Egypt.
60 Jonathan then set out and traveled through West-of-Euphrates[b] and its cities, and the whole Syrian army rallied to his support. When he reached Ashkelon, the people of the city received him with great honor. 61 From there he proceeded to Gaza, but the people of Gaza closed their gates to him. Therefore, he besieged Gaza, burning down its suburbs and plundering them.
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- 1 Maccabees 11:59 Ladder of Tyre: a locality ten miles south of Tyre, so called because the coastal road ascends the rock by means of a series of steps.
- 1 Maccabees 11:60 West-of-Euphrates: the territory of Palestine and Coelesyria (see 1 Mac 3:32; 7:8).
