martyrdom of Eleazar

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The martyrdom of Eleazar is a biblical account of an elderly Jewish scribe who chooses torture and death rather than violate the Law by eating forbidden meat under Seleucid persecution.


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2 Maccabees containsStoryOf martyrdom of Eleazar

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