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Judas sent men to reconnoitre the camp, and these reported back as follows, 'With him are massed all the gentiles surrounding us, making a very numerous army, (1 Maccabees 5, 38)
He was himself the first across to the enemy side, with all the people following. He defeated all the opposing gentiles, who threw down their arms and ran for refuge in the sanctuary of Carnaim. (1 Maccabees 5, 43)
The people in the Citadel at the time were blockading Israel round the sanctuary and were taking every opportunity to harm them and to support the gentiles. (1 Maccabees 6, 18)
But they had no food in their stores since it was the seventh year, and because those who had taken refuge in Judaea from the gentiles had eaten up the last of their reserves. (1 Maccabees 6, 53)
Seeing that all the wrongs done to the Israelites by Alcimus and his supporters exceeded what the gentiles had done, (1 Maccabees 7, 23)
The Temple was filled with revelling and debauchery by the gentiles, who took their pleasure with prostitutes and had intercourse with women in the sacred precincts, introducing other indecencies besides. (2 Maccabees 6, 4)
Maccabaeus marshalled his men, who numbered about six thousand, and exhorted them not to be dismayed at the enemy or discouraged at the vast horde of gentiles wickedly advancing against them, but to fight bravely, (2 Maccabees 8, 16)
Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has broken and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are among the gentiles, there is no instruction, furthermore her prophets cannot find any vision from Yahweh. (Lamentations 2, 9)
Now in Babylon you will see gods made of silver, of gold, of wood, being carried shoulder-high, and filling the gentiles with fear. (Baruch 6, 3)
Do not even the gentiles do as much? You must therefore be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.' (Matthew 5, 48)
'In your prayers do not babble as the gentiles do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. (Matthew 6, 7)
It is the gentiles who set their hearts on all these things. Your heavenly Father knows you need them all. (Matthew 6, 32)