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Athenobius
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
ATHENOBIUS ( 1Ma 15:28-35 ). A friend of Antiochus VII. Sidetes. He was sent to Jerusalem to remonstrate with Simon Maccabæus for the occupation of Joppa, Gazara, the citadel of Jerusalem, and certain places outside Judæa. Simon refused the terms proposed, and Athenobius was obliged to return in indignation to the king.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Athenobius'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/a/athenobius.html. 1909.