2 Maccabees 14:37-39

Common English Bible

³⁷ A Jerusalem elder named Razis was denounced to Nicanor as someone who loved the citizens, was well spoken of, and was called “Father of the Jews” because of his kindness. ³⁸ Early on in the revolt, he had been put on trial for Judaism and risked body and soul for its cause. ³⁹ Wanting to make public the hatred he had toward the Jews, Nicanor sent a group of more than five hundred soldiers to take him,