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Chaereas

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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CHÆREAS (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Chereas ) held command at the fortress of Gazara, i.e. probably Jazer in the trans-Jordanic territory (see 1Ma 5:6-8 ). He was slain upon the capture of Gazara by Judas Maccabæus ( 2Ma 10:32-38 ).

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Chaereas'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​c/chaereas.html. 1909.
 
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