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1 Maccabees 3:46-48
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 3:46-48
New Catholic Bible
46 After assembling, they made their way to Mizpah,[a] opposite Jerusalem, because in former times Mizpah had been a place of worship for Israel. 47 That day they fasted, donned sackcloth, sprinkled ashes on their heads, and tore their garments. 48 They unrolled the scroll of the law, seeking therein the guidance for which the Gentiles consulted the images of their gods.
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- 1 Maccabees 3:46 Mizpah: political and religious center (see Jdg 20:1-3; 1 Sam 7:12) about eight miles north of Jerusalem along the way to Samaria. From there one could see the temple of Jerusalem, which had been profaned.
