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1 Maccabees 16:10-12
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 16:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 When some of the enemy fled to the towers on the plain of Azotus, John set fire to these towers, and about two thousand of the enemy perished. He then returned safely to Judea.
11 Simon Assassinated by His Son-in-Law. Ptolemy,[a] the son of Abubus, had been appointed governor of the plain of Jericho, and he possessed a great amount of silver and gold, 12 for he was the son-in-law of the high priest.
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- 1 Maccabees 16:11 Concerning this Ptolemy, nothing is known except what is referred to him in this episode. The security of borders was very important. Simon entrusts the western borders to his son John and the eastern ones to his brother-in-law Ptolemy.
