1 Maccabees 1:11 CEB

11 At that time, some renegade Israelites emerged. These people went against their ancestral laws and encouraged many other Jews to join them. They spoke up, saying, "Let’s make an agreement with the Gentiles around us, because many horrible things have happened to us since we separated ourselves from them."

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