1 Maccabees 1:58-60

New Catholic Bible

⁵⁸ Month after month these wicked people used their power against any loyal Israelite found in the towns. ⁵⁹ On the twenty-fifth day of each month they offered sacrifice on the altar erected on top of the altar of holocausts. ⁶⁰ In accordance with the royal decree, any women who had their children circumcised were put to death,