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2 Maccabees 1:34-36
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 1:34-36
New Catholic Bible
34 After the king had verified this fact, he had the place enclosed and he declared it to be sacred[a] 35 and he distributed a goodly portion of the revenues he received from that place to the people he appointed as custodians. 36 Nehemiah and his companions called the liquid “nephthar,” which means purification, but it is more commonly called “naphtha.”[b]
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- 2 Maccabees 1:34 Place enclosed . . . sacred: places where miracles occurred were enclosed as sacred. The Persians regarded fire as holy.
- 2 Maccabees 1:36 The Greek word for petroleum (naphtha) is likened to a Semitic word that means “loosened” (probably nephthar).
