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1 Maccabees 11:59
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 Maccabees 11:59
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
59 Likewise, he made Jonathan’s brother Simon governor of the region from the Ladder of Tyre[a] to the borders of Egypt.
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- 11:59 Ladder of Tyre: modern Ras en-Naqurah, where the mountains reach the sea, so that the coastal road must ascend in a series of steps. Thus the Maccabees controlled the coastal area from Syria to Egypt.
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