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However, some of the governors in the region—Timothy and Apollonius, the son of Gennaeus,[a] as well as Hieronymus and Demophon, and Nicanor, the commander of the Cyprians—would not allow the Jews to live quietly and in peace.

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  1. 2 Maccabees 12:2 Apollonius, the son of Gennaeus: distinct from the Apollonius mentioned in 2 Mac 4:21, who was the son of Menestheus. Nicanor: distinct from the general spoken of in 2 Mac 8:9; 14:2.