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1 Maccabees 16:13-15
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 16:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 However, he became ambitious, determining to gain control of the country, and he therefore made treacherous plans to do away with Simon and his sons.
14 Simon, who was inspecting the towns of the country and attending to their needs, went down to Jericho with his sons Mattathias and Judas in the year one hundred and seventy-seven, in the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat.[a] 15 The son of Abubus received them treacherously at the small fortress called Dok,[b] which he had built. He entertained them at a sumptuous banquet, while his men were concealed in nearby hiding places.
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- 1 Maccabees 16:14 In February 134 B.C., Shebat, a name of Akkadian origin that was introduced into Jewish terminology after the Babylonian Exile, designated the eleventh month of the year.
- 1 Maccabees 16:15 Dok signifies in Aramaic a high place that lends itself to observation. It was three miles northwest of Jericho.
