2 Maccabees 1:19

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2 Maccabees 1:19 (WEB)
For indeed when our fathers were about to be led into the land of Persia, the godly priests of that time took some of the fire of the altar, and hid it secretly in the hollow of a well that was without water, where they made sure that the place was unknown to anyone.

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Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy III.17Book III
“For when our fathers were carried away into Persia, certain priests, who then were in the service of Almighty God, secretly buried in the valley the fire taken from the altar of the Lord.” — editor's note: 2 Macc. i. 19.
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2 Maccabees 2:1
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.17.
2 Maccabees 2:5
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.17.
Leviticus 9:24
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.17.
Leviticus 10:2
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.17.

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Verse2 Maccabees 2:1
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via On the Duties of the Clergy III.17

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VerseLeviticus 9:24
via On the Duties of the Clergy III.17
VerseLeviticus 10:2
via On the Duties of the Clergy III.17

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PassageOn the Duties of the Clergy III.17

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