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to rain down meat on them like dust. Birds as thick as the sand on the seashore (Psalms 78, 27)
instead, altars, sacred enclosures and temples were to be dedicated to idols. They were to offer pigs and unclean animals in sacrifice, (1 Maccabees 1, 47)
But in spite of all this, many Israelites still remained firm and determined not to eat unclean food. (1 Maccabees 1, 62)
They preferred to die rather than to make themselves unclean with those foods (prohibited by the Law) that violated the Holy Covenant. (1 Maccabees 1, 63)
and had them purify the temple and bring the stones of the abominable altar of the pagans to an unclean place. (1 Maccabees 4, 43)
With his unclean hands, Antiochus seized the sacred vessels, and with impious hands took away what other kings had given as gifts for the glory and honor of the Temple. (2 Maccabees 5, 16)
Judas Maccabeus, however, withdrew into the desert with about nine others willing to live like the wild beasts. There they fed on clean vegetables, for they did not want to eat unclean meat. (2 Maccabees 5, 27)
the altar was laden with unclean victims prohibited by the law. (2 Maccabees 6, 5)
But he preferred to die honorably than to live in disgrace, and voluntarily came to the place where they beat him to death. He spit out bravely the piece of meat, (2 Maccabees 6, 19)
Those in charge of this impious banquet took him aside, since they had known him for a long time, and tried to convince him to pretend to be eating the meat, but in reality, to eat something allowed by the Law and prepared by himself. (2 Maccabees 6, 21)
Do not be one of those who get drunk with wine or who stuff themselves with meat, (Proverbs 23, 20)
The fool folds his arms and eats his meat. (Ecclesiastes 4, 5)
