1 Maccabees 10:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 10
Jonathan Becomes High Priest. 1 In the one hundred and sixtieth year,[a] Alexander Epiphanes, son of Antiochus, came up and took Ptolemais. They accepted him as king and he began to reign there. 2 When King Demetrius heard of it, he mustered a very large army and marched out to engage him in battle. 3 Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan written in peaceful terms, to exalt him;
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- 10:1 The one hundred and sixtieth year: 152 B.C. Alexander…Antiochus: Alexander Balas claimed to be a son of Antiochus IV. He had the backing of the Romans, who had never forgiven Demetrius for becoming king without their permission. The latter meanwhile had become unpopular with his own people as well as with the Jews.
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