1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| II Maccabees 10:7 | Therefore they now carried boughs, and green branches, and palms, for him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. | Green. Greek, "beautiful;" probably the orange tree, Leviticus 23:40. See diss.[dissertation?] on mandrakes. (Calmet) (Haydock) |