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Bacenor

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Βακήνωρ; Vulg. Bacenor), apparently a captain of horse in the army of Judas Maccabeus, to whose detachment Dositheus belonged (2 Maccabees 12:35); or possibly it may have been only the title of one of the Jewish companies or squadrons.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bacenor'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bacenor.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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