“There is great salvation in Israel when the number of believers in the Lord among the peoples increases, who recognize the Savior by faith, confess with their mouths, and glorify Him together in one work. Or otherwise, then there will be great salvation in Israel, when in the Church of Christ there will be no hardship…”
Rabanus Maurus, 9th c. — Commentary on 1 Maccabees
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24After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven: because it is good, because his mercy endureth forever.
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22They fled every one into the land of strangers.
23Then Judas returned to spoil the tents, where they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches.
— 1 Maccabees 4:24 —
25Thus Israel had a great deliverance that day.
26Now all the strangers that had escaped came and told Lysias what had happened: