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• The men of war took up their positions, and Judas attacked the city all day and night until it fell into his hands. (1 Maccabees 5, 50)

• Throughout the journey Judas kept on encouraging his people and rallying those who fell behind, until they reached the land of Judah. (1 Maccabees 5, 53)

• While Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Gilead, and their brother Simon was encamped in Galilee opposite Ptolemais, (1 Maccabees 5, 55)

• The people suffered this great defeat because the Jewish commanders did not listen to Judas and his brothers, thinking they themselves were capable of great deeds. (1 Maccabees 5, 61)

• The valiant Judas and his brothers were greatly honored in Israel and became famous among the foreigners who heard of them, (1 Maccabees 5, 63)

• Judas with his brothers went to the Negeb to fight the Edomites. He seized Hebron and its villages, demolished its walls and burned its defending towers. (1 Maccabees 5, 65)

• From there Judas turned towards Azotus in the land of the Philistines. He destroyed their altars, burned the statues of their gods, plundered the city and then returned to Judah. (1 Maccabees 5, 68)

• Judas decided to wipe them out, (1 Maccabees 6, 19)

• Then Judas ceased fighting at the Citadel and encamped at Beth-zechariah opposite the camp of the king. (1 Maccabees 6, 32)

• Nevertheless Judas and his army advanced to give battle; and about six hundred men of the king's army fell. (1 Maccabees 6, 42)

• And they began accusing their own people before the king, "Judas and his brothers have murdered all your friends and have driven us away from our land. (1 Maccabees 7, 6)

• They set out with a large army. On reaching Judea, they sent messengers to Judas and his brothers with treacherous proposals of peace. (1 Maccabees 7, 10)