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2 Maccabees 15:36-38
Good News Translation
2 Maccabees 15:36-38
Good News Translation
36 (A)By unanimous vote it was decided that this day would never be forgotten, but would be celebrated each year on the eve of Mordecai's Day,[a] which is the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, called Adar in Aramaic.
Concluding Words
37 That is how things turned out for Nicanor. The city of Jerusalem remained in the possession of the Jewish people from that time on, so I will end my story here. 38 If it is well written and to the point, I am pleased; if it is poorly written and uninteresting, I have still done my best.
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- 2 Maccabees 15:36 mordecai's day: The Festival of Purim (see Es 9.17-22).
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