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1 Maccabees 15:22-24
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 15:22-24
New Catholic Bible
22 The consul sent the same message to King Demetrius, to Attalus,[a] Ariarthes, and Arsaces, 23 and to the following countries: Sampsames, Sparta, Delos, Myndos, Sicyon, Caria, Samos, Pamphylia, Lycia, Halicarnassus, Rhodes, Phaselis, Cos, Side, Aradus, Gortyna, Cnidus, Cyprus, and Cyrene. 24 A copy of the letter was also sent to Simon the high priest.
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- 1 Maccabees 15:22 Attalus: Attalus II of Pergamum, who reigned 159–138 B.C. Ariarthes: Ariarthes V of Cappadocia, who reigned 162–130 B.C. Arsaces: see note on 14:2. Delos and the other localities were free states in Greece, the Greek isles, and Asia Minor. Cyrene: capital of Libya.
