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1 Maccabees 1:18-20
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
1 Maccabees 1:18-20
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
18 He engaged King Ptolemy of Egypt in battle, and Ptolemy turned and fled before him, and many were wounded and fell. 19 They captured the fortified cities in the land of Egypt, and he plundered the land of Egypt.
Persecution of the Jews
20 After subduing Egypt, Antiochus returned in the one hundred and forty-third year.[a] He went up against Israel and came to Jerusalem with a strong force.
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- 1 Maccabees 1:20 169 bc
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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