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49 They decreed that it should be observed every year on the thirteenth of Adar.[a]

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  1. 7:49 The thirteenth of Adar: March 27, 160 B.C. This day in the Jewish calendar was called the “Day of Nicanor” (2 Mc 15:36), but it was not long celebrated by the Jews.