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EUPATOR

u'-pa-tor (Eupator, "of noble father"):

The name given to Antiochus V who had succeeded his father Antiochus IV (Epiphanes), 164 B.C., while still a child under the guardianship of Lysias (APC 1Macc 3:32; 6:17). In the absence of Philip, a friend and foster-brother of the child's father, whom on his deathbed he had appointed guardian for his son, Lysias continued his duty as guardian, set the king upon the throne and named him Eupator. Shortly after his accession he collected a large army and marched against Jerusalem, accompanied by Lysias, for the relief of a Syrian garrison that was hard pressed by Judas Maccabeus (APC 1Macc 6:19). Judas was repulsed at Bethzacharias and after a severe struggle Bethsura was captured (APC 1Macc 6:31-50). The Jewish force in the temple was hard pressed and indeed reduced to the last extremity (APC 1Macc 6:53), when Lysias, hearing that his rival Philip had returned from Persia and had made himself master of Antioch (Josephus, Ant, XII, ix, 5), made a hasty peace and returned to meet Philip, whom he easily overpowered. In the following year (162 B.C.) Antiochus and Lysias were put to death by Demetrius Soter, son of Seleucus, in requital of wrongs inflicted upon himself by Antiochus Epiphanes (APC 1Macc 7:2-4 2Macc 14:1, 2; Josephus, Ant, XII, x, 1).

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Library

Concerning the Death of Antiochus Epiphane. How Antiochus Eupator ...
... How Antiochus Eupator Fought Against Juda And Besieged Him In The Temple And
Afterwards Made Peace With Him And Departed; Of Alcimus And Onias. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 9 concerning the death.htm

The Maccabees.
... His son, Antiochus Eupator, was only nine years old, and his affairs were managed
by a governor named Lysias, who continued the persecution, and led an army to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xviii the maccabees.htm

Chapter i.
... VI. Eupator (BC182). VII. ... IX. Euergetes II., also known as Physkon (BC146"117). Of
the brief reigns of Eupator and the younger Philopator nothing is known. ...
/.../an introduction to the old testament in greek additional notes/chapter i.htm

At that Time Judah Besieged the Syrians who were Posted in the ...
... Accordingly, Eupator came to their aid with a hundred thousand infantry and twenty
thousand cavalry, while elephants marched in front of his line, causing ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xxiii at that time.htm

Judah, on the Defeat of the Enemy, Returned to Jerusalem...
... Then, after a few days, he died, having reigned eleven years. He left the kingdom
to his son Antiochus, to whom the name of Eupator was given. Footnotes: ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xxii judah on the.htm

An Enumeration of the High Priests.
... Now he and his posterity, who were in all fifteen, until king Antiochus Eupator,
were under a democratical government for four hundred and fourteen years; and ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 10 an enumeration of.htm

Book 12 Footnotes
... [24] No wonder that Josephus here describes Antiochus Eupator as young, and wanting
tuition, when he came to the crown, since Appian informs us [Syriac. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 12 footnotes.htm

The Antiquities of the Jews
... How Antiochus Eupator Fought Against Juda And Besieged Him In The Temple And Afterwards
Made Peace With Him And Departed; Of Alcimus And Onias. CHAPTER 10. ...
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Thesaurus

Eupator
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia EUPATOR. u'-pa-tor (Eupator, "of noble
father"): The name given to Antiochus V who had succeeded ...
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Menelaus
... and left him as one of his agents to keep the Jews in subjection (2 Maccabees
5:1;). He appears next and for the last time in the reign of Eupator in 162 BC ...
/m/menelaus.htm - 9k

Nicanor (1 Occurrence)
... After the death of Epiphanes, Eupator and Lysias (the last two at the hands of
Demetrius (1 Maccabees 7:2)), Nicanor appears again under King Demetrius in the ...
/n/nicanor.htm - 14k

Jason (5 Occurrences)
... Jewish wars of liberation. He must have written after 162 BC, as his books
include the wars under Antiochus Eupator. (4) Jason the ...
/j/jason.htm - 12k

Gennaeus
... us, ge-ne'-us (Gennaios): Father of Apollonius, one of the Syrian generals who troubled
the Jews while Lysias was governor for Antiochus Eupator (2 Maccabees 12 ...
/g/gennaeus.htm - 6k

Gerrenians
... ge-re'-ni-anz (heos ton Gerrenon): The name indicates the southern limit of the
territory assigned by Antiochus Eupator to the government of Judas Maccabeus ...
/g/gerrenians.htm - 7k

Genneus
... us, ge-ne'-us (Gennaios): Father of Apollonius, one of the Syrian generals who troubled
the Jews while Lysias was governor for Antiochus Eupator (2 Maccabees 12 ...
/g/genneus.htm - 6k

Ivory (13 Occurrences)
... 1 Maccabees 6:28-47 has a detailed account of a battle between Antiochus Eupator
and Judas Maccabeus at Bethsura (Beth-zur). There were 32 elephants. ...
/i/ivory.htm - 17k

Famine (99 Occurrences)
... 5:10; Baruch 2:25); a "dearth" is also mentioned after the return from Captivity
(Nehemiah 5:3); when the city was besieged by Antiochus Eupator (1 Maccabees 6 ...
/f/famine.htm - 49k

Rhodocus
... rod'-o-kus (Rhodokos): A Jewish traitor who disclosed the plans of Judas to Antiochus
(Eupator) (2 Maccabees 13:21) 162 BC Of his fate nothing more is known. ...
/r/rhodocus.htm - 6k

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