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Demetrius Soter
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
King of the Seleucidæ, who made war against Judas Machabeus and defeated him in a third campaign, 161 B.C. Demetrius was later defeated and slain by the Syrian pretender, Alexander, and his Jewish allies. Father of Demetrius Nikator.
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Entry for 'Demetrius Soter'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/d/demetrius-soter.html. 1910.