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1 Maccabees 1:19-21
Revised Standard Version
1 Maccabees 1:19-21
Revised Standard Version
19 And they captured the fortified cities in the land of Egypt, and he plundered the land of Egypt.
Persecution of the Jews
20 After subduing Egypt, Anti′ochus returned in the one hundred and forty-third year.[a] He went up against Israel and came to Jerusalem with a strong force. 21 He arrogantly entered the sanctuary and took the golden altar, the lampstand for the light, and all its utensils.
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- 1 Maccabees 1:20 169 b.c.
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