Balas

... ALEXANDER BALAS. Alexander ba'-las (Alexandros ho Balas legomenos): He contended against Demetrius I of Syria for the throne and succeeded in obtaining it. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/balas.htm - 7k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

... xxxii.20) and his own people, and ALEXANDER BALAS (which see) was put forward as a claimant to the throne, his supporters maintaining that he was the son of ... biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Tryphon

... TRYPHON. tri'-fon (Truphon): The surname of Diodotus, a usurper of the Syrian throne. He was a native of Apamea, and had been in the service of Alexander Balas. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tryphon.htm - 9k

Asmoneans

... The events of the year 153 BC however changed the entire aspect of affairs. Demetrius saw his throne menaced by Alexander Balas, a Roman favorite. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asmoneans.htm - 27k

Ptolemy

... his province. Philometor was later drawn into Syrian politics in the conflict between Alexander Balas and Demetrius. The Egyptian ... biblethesaurus.org/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k

Alexander (5 Occurrences)

... ALEXANDER BALAS. Alexander ba'-las (Alexandros ho Balas legomenos): He contended against Demetrius I of Syria for the throne and succeeded in obtaining it. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexander.htm - 32k

Maccabees

... the real facts as regards Alexander's partition of his kingdom; and other misstatements of fact due to the same cause occur in 10:1; (Alexander (Balas), son of ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabees.htm - 52k

Zabdiel (2 Occurrences)

... (2) An overseer of the priests (Nehemiah 11:14). (3) An Arabian who beheaded Alexander Balas and sent his head to Ptolemy (1 Maccabees 11:17). ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zabdiel.htm - 7k

Lasthenes

... king when he made his first descent upon the coast, and rendered him ultimately successful in wresting the throne of Syria from Alexander Balas (1 Maccabees 10 ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lasthenes.htm - 7k

Imalcue

... IMALCUE. i-mal-ku'-e (Imalkoue; the King James Version Simalcue): An Arabian prince to whom Alexander Balas entrusted the upbringing of his young son Antiochus. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/imalcue.htm - 6k

Friends (152 Occurrences)

... Mattathias is promised enrollment among the king's Friends, to tempt him to apostatize (1 Maccabees 2:18); Alexander Balas writes Jonathan among his Chief ... biblethesaurus.org/f/friends.htm - 38k

Ekron (20 Occurrences)

... Ekron is mentioned in 1 Maccabees 10:89 as being given by Alexander Balas to Jonathan Maccabeus, and it appears in the accounts of the first Crusade. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ekron.htm - 17k

Ekronite (1 Occurrence)

... Ekron is mentioned in 1 Maccabees 10:89 as being given by Alexander Balas to Jonathan Maccabeus, and it appears in the accounts of the first Crusade. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ekronite.htm - 9k

Buckle

... buk'-'-l (porpe): As a mark of favor Jonathan Maccabeus was presented by Alexander Balas with a buckle of gold (1 Maccabees 10:89), the wearing of which was ... biblethesaurus.org/b/buckle.htm - 7k

Balasamus

Balasamus. << Balas, Balasamus. Bald >>. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BALASAMUS. ba-las'-a-mus. See BAALSAMUS. << Balas, Balasamus. Bald >>. Reference Bible biblethesaurus.org/b/balasamus.htm - 6k

Balancings (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/b/balancings.htm - 7k

Cleopatra

... o-pa'-tra (Kleopatra, "from a famous father"): A daughter of Ptolemy VI (Philometor) and of Queen Cleopatra, who was married first to Alexander Balas 150 BC (1 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cleopatra.htm - 8k

Chief (696 Occurrences)

... Mattathias is promised enrollment among the king's Friends, to tempt him to apostatize (1 Maccabees 2:18); Alexander Balas writes Jonathan among his Chief ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chief.htm - 45k

Precious (128 Occurrences)

... chemical composition, and are therefore assigned to different species and given different names; among them are oriental ruby (red corundum), balas ruby (red ... biblethesaurus.org/p/precious.htm - 71k

Stones (244 Occurrences)

... chemical composition, and are therefore assigned to different species and given different names; among them are oriental ruby (red corundum), balas ruby (red ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stones.htm - 74k

Antiochus

... (Surnamed Theos (Theos), or, according to coins, Dionysus Epiphanes): Was the son of Alexander Balas, who claimed to be the son of Antiochus Epiphanes. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochus.htm - 17k

Books (16 Occurrences)

... the real facts as regards Alexander's partition of his kingdom; and other misstatements of fact due to the same cause occur in 10:1; (Alexander (Balas), son of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/books.htm - 101k

Taxing (3 Occurrences)

... severe in their exactions is clearly shown in the letter of Demetrius to the Jews, whose favor he was seeking in rivalry with Alexander Balas of Smyrna, the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taxing.htm - 35k

Tax (43 Occurrences)

... severe in their exactions is clearly shown in the letter of Demetrius to the Jews, whose favor he was seeking in rivalry with Alexander Balas of Smyrna, the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tax.htm - 47k