Holy Scripture
1 Maccabees 10:85
A church father on this verse
“By means of the number eight, both spiritual circumcision and the day of resurrection, as we have often said, are indicated; and there all who here are not circumcised by the sword of the divine Spirit are handed over to punishment.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
85Thus there were burned and slain with the sword well nigh eight thousand men.
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83The horsemen also, being scattered in the field, fled to Azotus, and went into Beth-dagon, their idol’s temple, for safety.
84But Jonathan set fire on Azotus, and the cities round about it, and took their spoils; and the temple of Dagon, with them that were fled into it, he burned with fire.
— 1 Maccabees 10:85 —
86And from thence Jonathan removed his host, and camped against Ascalon, where the men of the city came forth, and met him with great pomp.
87After this returned Jonathan and his host unto Jerusalem, having many spoils.