1 Maccabees 12:7
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7 Already in time past a letter was sent to the high priest Onias from Arius, who was king among you, stating that you are our brothers, as the appended copy shows.(A)
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1 Maccabees 12:21
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21 It has been found in writing concerning the Spartans and the Jews that they are brothers and are of the family of Abraham.(A)
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1 Maccabees 13:36
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36 “King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest and friend of kings, and to the elders and nation of the Jews, greetings.(A)
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2 Maccabees 5:9
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9 There he who had driven many from their own country into exile died in exile, having embarked to go to the Spartans[a] in hope of finding protection because of their kinship.(A)
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- 5.9 Gk Lacedaemonians
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