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2 Maccabees 1:13-15
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 1:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 When their leader marched into Persia with a force that was apparently invincible, they were decimated in the temple of the goddess Nanea[a] as the result of a deceitful scheme engineered by the priests of Nanea. 14 [b]On the pretext of intending to marry the goddess, Antiochus had come to the place together with his Friends, with the purpose of securing its many treasures as a dowry. 15 When the priests of Nanea had placed the treasures on display, Antiochus with a few attendants arrived at the temple precincts. As soon as he entered the temple, the priests locked him inside.
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- 2 Maccabees 1:13 Nanea: an oriental goddess who is similar to the Greek goddess Artemis.
- 2 Maccabees 1:14 The death of Antiochus IV is depicted in a different way in 2 Mac 9:1-29 and in still another way in 1 Mac 6:1-16. The writer of this letter seems to have written it immediately after hearing a rumor of the king’s death—hence in 164 B.C.
