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When Philip saw that Judas was gaining ground little by little and that his successful advances were becoming more frequent, he wrote to Ptolemy, governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, to come to the aid of the king’s interests.(A)

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Preparations for Battle. 38 (A)Lysias chose Ptolemy, son of Dorymenes, and Nicanor[a] and Gorgias, powerful men among the King’s Friends,

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Footnotes

  1. 3:38 Nicanor: perhaps the leader of another attack against the Jews four years later; he was finally killed by Judas; cf. 7:26–46.