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• his pleasure is in those who fear him, in those who hope in his faithful love. (Psalms 147, 11)

• He engaged Ptolemy king of Egypt in battle, and Ptolemy turned back and fled before his advance, leaving many casualties. (1 Maccabees 1, 18)

• building altars, shrines and temples for idols, sacrificing pigs and unclean beasts, (1 Maccabees 1, 47)

• leaving their sons uncircumcised, and prostituting themselves to all kinds of impurity and abomination, (1 Maccabees 1, 48)

• Yet there were many in Israel who stood firm and found the courage to refuse unclean food. (1 Maccabees 1, 62)

• Eleazar, called Avaran, and Jonathan called Apphus. (1 Maccabees 2, 5)

• The king's commissioners then addressed Mattathias as follows, 'You are a respected leader, a great man in this town; you have sons and brothers to support you. (1 Maccabees 2, 17)

• Be the first to step forward and conform to the king's decree, as all the nations have done, and the leaders of Judah and the survivors in Jerusalem; you and your sons shall be reckoned among the Friends of the King, you and your sons will be honoured with gold and silver and many presents.' (1 Maccabees 2, 18)

• Then he fled with his sons into the hills, leaving all their possessions behind in the town. (1 Maccabees 2, 28)

• The renegades quailed with the terror he inspired, all evil-doers were utterly confounded, and deliverance went forward under his leadership. (1 Maccabees 3, 6)

• When Judas learned of it, he went out to meet him and routed and killed him. Many fell wounded, and the survivors took to flight. (1 Maccabees 3, 11)

• Next, Judas appointed leaders for the people, to command a thousand, a hundred, fifty or ten men. (1 Maccabees 3, 55)