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1 Maccabees 8:20-22
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 8:20-22
New Catholic Bible
20 “Judas Maccabeus and his brothers and the Jewish people have sent us to conclude a treaty of alliance and peace with you and to enroll ourselves as your allies and friends.” 21 This proposal pleased the Romans, 22 and this is a copy of their reply, which they inscribed on tablets of bronze[a] and sent to Jerusalem, where it would remain in the possession of the Jews as a record of peace and alliance:
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- 1 Maccabees 8:22 Important documents were often inscribed on tablets of bronze.