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The story of Heliodorus

When the holy city was living in harmony, and people observed the laws rigorously because of Onias the high priest, who was devoted to God and hated evil, the kings used to honor the place and glorify the temple by sending the best gifts. Seleucus the king of Asia even supplied all expenses for the sacrificial service from his own revenues.

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