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1 Maccabees 15:10-12
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 15:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 Antiochus VII Besieges Trypho at Dor.[a]In the year one hundred and seventy-four, Antiochus invaded the land of his ancestors, and all the troops rallied to him, leaving Trypho with only a few supporters. 11 With Antiochus in full pursuit, Trypho fled to Dor, which borders the sea, 12 for he now comprehended how desperate his situation was inasmuch as his troops had deserted him.
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- 1 Maccabees 15:10 We are in 138 B.C. Dor is a fortified port city on the Mediterranean in the vicinity of Mount Carmel. It lost its importance when Herod the Great built the city of Caesarea eight miles to its south.
