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1 Maccabees 5:45 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Judas gathered together all Israel, those who were in the land of Gilead, from the least to the greatest, with their wives, their children, and their stuff, an exceedingly great army, that they might come into the land of Judah. "

1 Maccabees 5:45

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43 Then he crossed over against them first, and all the people after him; and all the Gentiles were defeated before his face, and threw away their weapons, and fled to the temple at Carnaim.

44 They took the city and burned the temple with fire, together with all who were in it. Carnaim was subdued. They couldn’t stand any longer before the face of Judas.

45 Judas gathered together all Israel, those who were in the land of Gilead, from the least to the greatest, with their wives, their children, and their stuff, an exceedingly great army, that they might come into the land of Judah.

46 They came as far as Ephron, and this same city was large and very strong. It was on the road where they were going. They couldn’t turn away from it on the right hand or on the left, but needed to pass through the middle of it.

47 The people of the city shut them out and blocked the gates with stones.

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1 Maccabees 7:10

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"They marched away and came with a great army into the land of Judah. He sent messengers to Judas and his kindred with words of peace deceitfully."

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2 Chronicles 15:9

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"He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon; for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him."

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2 Chronicles 23:2

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"They went around in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ households of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem."

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Jeremiah 40:12

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"then all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered very much wine and summer fruits."

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Judges 20:1

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"Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to the LORD at Mizpah."

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2 Maccabees 8:1

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"But Judas, who is also called Maccabaeus, and those who were with him, making their way secretly into the villages, called together their kindred. Enlisting those who had continued in the Jews’ religion, they gathered together about six thousand."

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1 Maccabees 5:1

"It came to pass, when the Gentiles all around heard that the altar had been rebuilt and the sanctuary dedicated as before, they were exceedingly angry."

1 Maccabees 5:2

"They took counsel to destroy the race of Jacob that was in the midst of them, and they began to kill and destroy among the people."

1 Maccabees 5:3

"Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumaea at Akrabattine, because they besieged Israel. He struck them with a great slaughter, humbled them, and took their spoils."

1 Maccabees 5:4

"He remembered the wickedness of the children of Baean, who were a snare and a stumbling block to the people, lying in wait for them on the highways."

1 Maccabees 5:5

"They were shut up by him in the towers. He encamped against them, and destroyed them utterly, and burned with fire the towers of the place with all who were in them."

1 Maccabees 5:6

"He passed over to the children of Ammon, and found a mighty band and many people, with Timotheus for their leader."

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