Charles — Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Vol. I — Section 132
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Work: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament — Vol. I
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R. H. Charles ed. 1913, Vol. I
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took counsel concerning the altar of burnt offerings, which had been profaned, what they should do with | 45 it. And a good idea occurred to them™ (namely) to pull it down, lest it should be a reproach unto — 46 them, because the Gentiles had defiled it ; so they pulled down the altar, and laid down the stones in the mountain of the House, in a convenient place, until a prophet should come and decide® (as to 47 what should be done) concerning them. And they? took whole stones according to the Law, and 48 built a new® altar after the fashion of the former (one) ; *and they built the Holy P…
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- R. H. Charles, ed., 1913 — Internet Archive
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- English
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