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Jonathan rallied the nation, and became the High Priest, and then rested with his fathers. (1 Maccabees 14, 30)
Since wicked men have seized the kingdom of our fathers, I now intend to recover it and to reestablish it as it was before. I have gathered a very large army and have equipped warships (1 Maccabees 15, 3)
In the year one hundred and seventy-four, Antiochus marched out to the land of his fathers, and all the troops rallied to him, so that only a few remained with Trypho. (1 Maccabees 15, 10)
Simon answered him, "We have not occupied any foreign land nor seized any foreign property: this is the inheritance of our fathers. It was our enemies who seized this for some time, (1 Maccabees 15, 33)
but now that we have a favorable opportunity, we are only recovering the inheritance of our fathers. (1 Maccabees 15, 34)
At that time, John went up from Gazara to relate to his father what Cendebeus was doing. (1 Maccabees 16, 1)
So, Simon called his two elder sons, John and Judas, and said to them: "I and my brothers and the family of my father have fought the enemies of Israel from our youth until today. And many times, we were able to liberate Israel. (1 Maccabees 16, 2)
But a man ran and reached Gazara before them, informing John that his father and brothers had been killed. And he added, "He has also sent some people to kill you." (1 Maccabees 16, 21)
are written in the annals of his pontificate from the day he succeeded his father as High Priest. (1 Maccabees 16, 24)
For when our fathers were deported to Persia, the devout priests of the time took some of the fire from the altar and hid it secretly in the hollow of a dry well, with such caution that the place remained unknown to everyone. (2 Maccabees 1, 19)
you alone are generous, just, all-powerful and eternal. You who save Israel from many evils, who chose our fathers and sanctified them, (2 Maccabees 1, 25)
He suppressed the privileges that kings had granted to the Jews through John, the father of Eupolemus, who had established friendship and an alliance between the Romans and the Jews. He overthrew lawful institutions and introduced new customs contrary to the Law. (2 Maccabees 4, 11)
