The man whom king Antiochus had sent, who compelled them to sacrifice, he [Mathathias] slew at the same time ... And shewed zeal for the law, as Phinees [Phinehas] did. 1 Machabees 2:25

Trivia: In Isaiah 62, God gave the land of Israel a new name. What was it?

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