Bible Dictionaries
Aretas
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Are'tas or Ar'etas. (graver).
1. A contemporary of Antiochus Epiphanes, B.C. 170, and Jason. 2 Maccabees 5:8.
2. The Aretas alluded to by St. Paul, 2 Corinthians 11:32, was father-in-law of Herod Antipas.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Aretas'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/a/aretas.html. 1901.