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• Simon sent and recovered the bones of his brother Jonathan, and buried him in Modein, the town of his ancestors. (1 Maccabees 13, 25)

• But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon had succeeded him as high priest and was master of the country and the cities in it, (1 Maccabees 14, 17)

• But now I am an old man, while you, by the mercy of Heaven, are the right age; take the place of my brother and myself, go out and fight for our nation, and may Heaven's aid be with you.' (1 Maccabees 16, 3)

• Then it was that Judas, John's brother, was wounded, but John pursued them until Cendebaeus reached Kedron, which he had rebuilt. (1 Maccabees 16, 9)

• When Seleucus had departed this life and Antiochus styled Epiphanes had succeeded to the kingdom, Jason, brother of Onias, usurped the high priesthood: (2 Maccabees 4, 7)

• When three years had passed, Jason sent Menelaus, brother of the Simon mentioned above, to convey the money to the king and to complete negotiations on various essential matters. (2 Maccabees 4, 23)

• Thus Jason, who had supplanted his own brother, was in turn supplanted by a third, and obliged to take refuge in Ammanitis. (2 Maccabees 4, 26)

• Menelaus leaving his brother Lysimachus as deputy high priest, while Sostratus left Crates, the commander of the Cypriots, to act for him. (2 Maccabees 4, 29)

• And so the last brother met his end undefiled and with perfect trust in the Lord. (2 Maccabees 7, 40)

• Timotheus had hidden in a storage-well, but they killed him, with his brother Chaereas, and Apollophanes. (2 Maccabees 10, 37)

• The king's letter ran as follows: 'King Antiochus to his brother Lysias, greetings. (2 Maccabees 11, 22)

• Simon, brother of Judas, engaged Nicanor but, owing to the sudden arrival of the enemy, suffered a slight reverse. (2 Maccabees 14, 17)