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1 Maccabees 10
1 Maccabees 10:1
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In the year 160, Alexander Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the Fourth, landed at Ptolemais and captured it. The people welcomed him as their king.
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In the year 160, Alexander Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the Fourth, landed at Ptolemais and captured it. The people welcomed him as their king.
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When King Demetrius heard of it, he gathered a large army and went out to meet him in battle.
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At that time Demetrius sent Jonathan a friendly letter full of flattery,
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in the hope of winning Jonathan over to his side and making peace with the Jews before Alexander made a treaty with them against him.
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Demetrius thought that Jonathan would certainly remember all the wrongs he had done to him, his brothers, and the entire Jewish nation.
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[a].
the year 160: [This corresponds to 152 B.C.]
[b].
alexander epiphanes: [Alexander Epiphanes is more widely known as Alexander Balas.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.