Holy Scripture
1 Maccabees 14:6
Source: Septuagint
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6and enlarged the bounds of his nation, and recovered the country,
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4As for the land of Judea, that was quiet all the days of Simon; for he sought the good of his nation in such wise, as that evermore his authority and honor pleased them well.
5And as he was honorable in all his acts, so in this, that he took Joppa for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea,
— 1 Maccabees 14:6 —
7and gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and Beth-zur, and the tower, out of the which he took all uncleanness, neither was there any that resisted him.
8Then did they till their ground in peace, and the earth gave her increase, and the trees of the field their fruit.