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Alexander Balas
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
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ALEXANDER BALAS . A low-born youth called Balas, living in Smyrna, was put forward by the enemies of Demetrius I. as son of Antiochus IV., king of Syria. In their struggle for the throne the rivals sought to outbid each other for the support of Jonathan Maccabæus, who elected to side with Alexander, and was appointed high priest by him (b.c. 153). Jonathan defeated Apollonius, one of the generals of Demetrius, and received still further honours ( 1Ma 10:1-89 ). But Alexander Balas cared more for sensual pleasures than for kingly duties: his father-in-law Ptolemy turned against him, and Alexander, fleeing to Arabia, was assassinated there ( 1Ma 11:17 ).
J. Taylor.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Alexander Balas'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/a/alexander-balas.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Alexander Balas'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/a/alexander-balas.html. 1909.
