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1 Maccabees 4:45-47
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 4:45-47
Common English Bible
45 They decided it was best to tear it down so that it wouldn’t be a lasting shameful reminder to them that the Gentiles had defiled it. So they tore down the altar. 46 They stored the stones in a convenient place on the temple mount until a prophet should arise who could say what to do with them. 47 They then took unfinished stones, in keeping with the Law, and built a new altar like the former one.
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