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2 Maccabees 10:15-17
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 10:15-17
New Catholic Bible
15 At the same time, the Idumeans,[a] who controlled some strategic fortresses, were harassing the Jews, as they welcomed fugitives from Jerusalem and made every effort to continue the war. 16 Maccabeus and his forces offered public prayers, entreating God to support their efforts, and then launched an assault against the Idumean strongholds. 17 Attacking them energetically, they captured these vantage positions, driving off all who manned the walls, and slaughtered all those whom they encountered, killing no fewer than twenty thousand men.
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- 2 Maccabees 10:15 Idumeans: ancient people of Edom (descendants of Esau) located south of Judea, which after the Exile had also become established in Hebron. Their hostility toward the Hebrews was of ancient date (see Num 20:14-21; Jdg 11:17). This may be the same campaign mentioned in 1 Mac 5:1-3.
