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Monday, October 20th, 2025
the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Toparchy
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TOPARCHY . A compound word from Greek topos (place) and archç (rule), found only in 1Ma 11:28 (cf. 1Ma 10:30; 1Ma 10:38; 1Ma 10:11-34 ) among the sacred books, but very many times in the papyri of Egypt (with reference to that country). It means a very small administrative division of territory. Three toparchies were detached from Samaria and added to Judæa in Maccabæan times.
A. Souter.
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Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Toparchy'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/t/toparchy.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Toparchy'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/t/toparchy.html. 1909.
