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She covered herself in sackcloth, put on widow's garments and fasted all the days of her widowhood with the exception of the eves of the Sabbath, the Sabbath day, the eves of the new moons, the days of the new moons, and all the celebrations of the people of Israel. (Judith 8, 6)
she rose from the ground, and after calling her maidservant, she went down into the house where she usually spent the sabbath days and the feasts. (Judith 10, 2)
All the pagan nations obeyed and respected the king's decree, and even in Israel many accepted the imposed cult. They offered sacrifices to idols and no longer respected the Sabbath. (1 Maccabees 1, 43)
A strong force of the king pursued and overtook them. They surrounded them and prepared themselves for an attack. It was the day of the Sabbath. (1 Maccabees 2, 32)
But they answered: "We will neither come out nor obey the king's order to violate the day of the Sabbath." (1 Maccabees 2, 34)
The king's men attacked them on that Sabbath, and they all died - men, women and children - a total of more than a thousand, not counting the livestock. (1 Maccabees 2, 38)
On that day, they resolved to defend themselves against anyone who attacked them on the day of the Sabbath, and not let themselves be killed, as had happened with their people in the hiding place. (1 Maccabees 2, 41)
Bacchides found this out on the sabbath day, and with all his army he crossed the Jordan. (1 Maccabees 9, 34)
He arrived with a strong army on the sabbath day at the banks of the Jordan. (1 Maccabees 9, 43)
Arriving in Jerusalem, under the pretext of peace, he waited until the holy day of the sabbath. Then he took the Jews by surprise as they rested. He ordered his men to conduct a military parade, (2 Maccabees 5, 25)
It was no longer allowed to celebrate the sabbath or observe the customs of our fathers, or even to declare oneself a Jew. (2 Maccabees 6, 6)
Others who had assembled in nearby caves to celebrate the sabbath were denounced to Philip and they allowed themselves to be burned. Because of the holiness of the sabbath day, they had scruples about defending themselves. (2 Maccabees 6, 11)