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1 Maccabees 2:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Simon, who was called Thassi; "

1 Maccabees 2:3

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1 In those days Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem rose up; and he lived at Modin.

2 And he had five sons: John, who was surnamed Gaddis;

3 Simon, who was called Thassi;

4 Judas, who was called Maccabaeus;

5 Eleazar, who was called Avaran; and Jonathan, who was called Apphus.

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1 Maccabees 2:1

"In those days Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem rose up; and he lived at Modin."

1 Maccabees 2:2

"And he had five sons: John, who was surnamed Gaddis;"

1 Maccabees 2:4

"Judas, who was called Maccabaeus;"

1 Maccabees 2:5

"Eleazar, who was called Avaran; and Jonathan, who was called Apphus."

1 Maccabees 2:6

"He saw the blasphemies that were committed in Judah and in Jerusalem,"

1 Maccabees 2:7

"and he said, “Woe is me! Why was I born to see the destruction of my people and the destruction of the holy city, and to dwell there when it was given into the hand of the enemy, the sanctuary into the hand of foreigners?"

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