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• We, for our part, on every occasion, at our festivals and on other appointed days, unfailingly remember you in the sacrifices we offer and in our prayers, as it is right and fitting to remember brothers. (1 Maccabees 12, 11)

• We were unwilling to trouble you or our other allies and friends during these wars, (1 Maccabees 12, 14)

• since we have the support of Heaven to help us, thanks to which we have been delivered from our enemies, and they are the ones who have been brought low. (1 Maccabees 12, 15)

• We have therefore chosen Numenius son of Antiochus, and Antipater son of Jason, and sent them to the Romans to renew our former treaty of friendship and alliance, (1 Maccabees 12, 16)

• and we have ordered them also to visit you, to greet you and deliver you this letter of ours concerning the renewal of our brotherhood; (1 Maccabees 12, 17)

• we shall be grateful for an answer to it.' (1 Maccabees 12, 18)

• 'It has been discovered in records regarding the Spartans and Jews that they are brothers, and of the race of Abraham. (1 Maccabees 12, 21)

• Jonathan learned that Demetrius' generals had returned with a larger army than before to make war on him. (1 Maccabees 12, 24)

• He therefore left Jerusalem and went to engage them in the area of Hamath, not giving them the time to invade his own territory. (1 Maccabees 12, 25)

• He sent spies into their camp, who told him on their return that the enemy were taking up positions for a night attack on the Jews. (1 Maccabees 12, 26)

• At sunset, Jonathan ordered his men to keep watch with their weapons at hand, in readiness to fight at any time during the night, and posted advance guards all round the camp. (1 Maccabees 12, 27)

• Jonathan and his men, watching the glow of the fires, were unaware of their withdrawal until morning, (1 Maccabees 12, 29)