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ANTIOCHUS ( 1Ma 12:16; 1Ma 14:22; cf. Jos. [Note: Josephus.] Ant . XIII. v. 8). The father of Numenius, who was one of the envoys sent ( c [Note: circa, about.] . b.c. 144) by Jonathan the Maccabee to renew the covenant made by Judas with the Romans, and to enter into friendly relations with the Spartans.