1 Maccabees 4:44-46
New Catholic Bible
44 They discussed what should be done about the altar of burnt offerings that had been desecrated, 45 and they made the proper decision to demolish it so that it would not be a source of lasting shame to them inasmuch as the Gentiles had defiled it.[a]
Therefore, they tore down the altar 46 and stored the stones in a suitable place on the temple hill until a prophet should appear on the scene to determine what should be done with them. Read full chapter
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