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kē´rē̇ -as ( Χαιρέας , Chairéas ; the King James Version Chereas ): Brother of Timotheus, the Ammonite leader against Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:6). He held the fortress of Gazara (the "Jazer" of 1 Macc 5:8) to which Timotheus fled from Judas. The latter pursued him and captured the fortress after a vigorous siege. In the slaughter which followed the two brothers, Chaereas and Timotheus, were killed (2 Macc 10:32, 37).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Chaereas'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/c/chaereas.html. 1915.

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Chaereas