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Razis

A fiercely patriotic Jewish elder sought by the Syrian general Nicanor for opposition to Hellenism (2 Macc 14:37–46). He committed suicide, throwing his own innards at spectators, rather than face arrest by Syrian soldiers.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subject

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