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Athenobius
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Ἀθηνόβιος ), a "friend" of the Syrian king Antiochus (VII) Sidetes, sent by him as a special ambassador to Simon, the Jewish high-priest. to demand possession of the chief fortresses of Palestine; which being refused, the envoy, although greatly impressed with what he saw of the splendor of Jerusalem, yet returned enraged to his inaster (1 Maccabees 15:28-36). Josephus, however, gives a somewhat different account of the negotiation (Ant. 13, 7, 2; War, 1, 2, 2), and does not name Athenobius. (See ANTIOCHUS).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Athenobius'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/athenobius.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Athenobius'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/athenobius.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
