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2 Maccabees 1:36
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 1:36
New Catholic Bible
36 Nehemiah and his companions called the liquid “nephthar,” which means purification, but it is more commonly called “naphtha.”[a]
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- 2 Maccabees 1:36 The Greek word for petroleum (naphtha) is likened to a Semitic word that means “loosened” (probably nephthar).
