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1 Maccabees 1:1 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

After Alexander the Macedonian, Philip’s son, who came from the land of Kittim, had defeated Darius, king of the Persians and Medes, he became king in his place, having first ruled in Greece.

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