1 Maccabees 12:37
37Upon this they came together to build up the city, forasmuch as part of the wall toward the brook on the east side was fallen down, and they repaired that which was called Caphenatha.
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35After this came Jonathan home again, and calling the elders of the people together, he consulted with them about building strong holds in Judea,
36And making the walls of Jerusalem higher, and raising a great mount between the tower and the city, for to separate it from the city, that so it might be alone, that men might neither sell nor buy in it.
— 1 Maccabees 12:37 —
38Simon also set up Adida in Sephela, and made it strong with gates and bars.
39Now Tryphon went about to get the kingdom of Asia, and to kill Antiochus the king, that he might set the crown upon his own head.