1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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I Maccabees 15:39 And he commanded him to march with his army towards Judea: and he commanded him to build up Gedor, and to fortify the gates of the city, and to war against the people. But the king himself pursued after Tryphon.

Gedor, near Jamnia. Greek, "Cedron," (Calmet) as also [in] ver. 40., formerly (Haydock) in the Vulgate. A city was here repaired on the river Cedron. (Worthington) --- Syriac, "Hebron." --- Fortify. Literally, "to block up." (Haydock) --- But this is the import of the Greek. (Calmet) --- Alexandrian manuscript, "to fortify cities." (Haydock) --- Gates, or defiles. (Grotius)