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2 Maccabees 14:35-37
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35 “Lord of all, though you are in need of nothing, you were pleased to have a temple for your dwelling place among us. 36 Therefore, Holy One, Lord of all holiness, preserve forever undefiled this house, which has been so recently purified.”(A)

Martyrdom of Razis.[a] 37 A certain Razis, one of the elders of Jerusalem, was denounced to Nicanor as a patriot. A man highly regarded, he was called a father of the Jews because of his goodwill toward them.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:37–46 The story of Razis belongs to the “martyrology” class of literature; it is similar to the stories in 6:18–7:42.
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