The Hammer: A Story of the Maccabean TimesChurch, Alfred John
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The Hammer: A Story of the Maccabean Times
Church, Alfred John
Jewish fiction; Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D. -- Fiction; Maccabees -- Fiction
The Gresham Press,
UNWIN BROTHERS,
CHILWORTH AND LONDON.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
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