1 Maccabees 5:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 5
Victories over Hostile Neighbors.[a] 1 (A)When the nations round about heard that the altar had been rebuilt and the sanctuary restored as before, they were enraged. 2 So they decided to destroy the descendants of Jacob who were among them, and they began to kill and eradicate the people.
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- 5:1 The events of this chapter occurred within the year 163 B.C.
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