1 Maccabees 6:43 (WEB)
Eleazar, who was called Avaran, saw one of the animals armed with royal breastplates, and it was taller than all the animals, and the king seemed to be on it.
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“Eleazar, meeting with an elephant higher than all the rest, and with all the royal trappings upon it, and thinking that the king was on it, ran hastily and threw himself into the midst of the legion; and, casting away his shield, with both hands he slew those opposed to him until he reached the beast.” — editor's note: 1 Mac. vi. 43.
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Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.40.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.40.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.40.