Strong's G4424 Πτολεμαΐς (ptolemais)

And Mordecai was viceroy to King Artaxerxes, and was a great man in the kingdom, and honored by the Jews, and passed his life beloved of all his nation. There was the little fountain, which became a river, and there was light, and the sun, and much water. The river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen. nations that combined to destroy the name of the Jews. as for my nation, this is Israel, even they that cried to God, and were delivered: for the Lord delivered his people, and the Lord rescued us out of all these calamities; and God wrought such signs and great wonders as have not been done among the nations. other nations. day of the month, with an assembly, and joy and gladness before God, throughout the generations forever among his people Israel. which Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy, who was in Jerusalem, had interpreted.

And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

and made war against Ptolemy king of Egypt: but Ptolemy was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death.

Then Lysias chose Ptolemy the son of Dorymenes, and Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king’s friends:

saying that they of Ptolemais, and of Tyre, and Sidon, and all Galilee of the Gentiles, were assembled together against them to consume us.

And he pursued them unto the gate of Ptolemais; and there were slain of the heathen about three thousand men, whose spoils he took.

Now what time as Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Gilead, and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais,

In the hundred and sixtieth year Alexander, the son of Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, went up and took Ptolemais: for the people had received him, by means whereof he reigned there.

As for Ptolemais, and the land pertaining thereto, I give it as a free gift to the sanctuary at Jerusalem for the necessary expenses of the sanctuary.

Afterward Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemy king of Egypt with a message to this effect:

Then Ptolemy the king gave answer, saying, Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fathers, and satest in the throne of their kingdom.

And now will I do to thee, as thou hast written: meet me therefore at Ptolemais, that we may see one another; for I will marry my daughter to thee according to thy desire.

So Ptolemy went out of Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra, and they came unto Ptolemais in the hundred threescore and second year:

where King Alexander meeting him, he gave unto him his daughter Cleopatra, and celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, as the manner of kings is.

Who thereupon went honorably to Ptolemais, where he met the two kings, and gave them and their friends silver and gold, and many presents, and found favor in their sight.

Now as Ptolemy entered into the cities, he set in every one of them a garrison of soldiers to keep it.

King Ptolemy therefore, having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea unto Seleucia upon the sea coast, imagined wicked counsels against Alexander.

Then Ptolemy entered into Antioch, where he set two crowns upon his head, the crown of Asia, and of Egypt.

But when Alexander heard of this, he came to war against him: whereupon king Ptolemy brought forth his host, and met him with a mighty power, and put him to flight.

So Alexander fled into Arabia, there to be defended; but King Ptolemy was exalted:

for Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander’s head, and sent it unto Ptolemy.

King Ptolemy also died the third day after, and they that were in the strongholds were slain one of another.

Whereof when he heard, he was angry, and immediately removing, he came to Ptolemais, and wrote unto Jonathan, that he should not lay siege to the tower, but come and speak with him at Ptolemais in great haste.

and took silver and gold, and raiment, and diverse presents besides, and went to Ptolemais unto the king, where he found favor in his sight.

Therefore send them now home again, and choose a few men to wait on thee, and come thou with me to Ptolemais, for I will give it thee, and the rest of the strongholds and forces, and all that have any charge: as for me, I will return and depart: for this is the cause of my coming.

Now as soon as Jonathan entered into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates, and took him, and all them that came with him they slew with the sword.

So Trypho removed from Ptolemais with a great power to invade the land of Judea, and Jonathan was with him in ward.

Lucius, consul of the Romans unto King Ptolemy, greeting:

Moreover in the plain of Jericho was Ptolemy the son of Abubus made captain, and he had abundance of silver and gold:

So when Simon and his sons had drunk largely, Ptolemy and his men rose up, and took their weapons, and came upon Simon into the banqueting place, and slew him, and his two sons, and certain of his servants.

Then Ptolemy wrote these things, and sent to the king, that he should send him a host to aid him, and he would deliver him the country and cities.

In the hundred fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and the council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, King Ptolemy’s master, who was of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt:

but Menelaus, being now convicted, promised Ptolemy the son of Dorymenes to give him much money, if he would pacify the king toward him.

Whereupon Ptolemy taking the king aside into a certain gallery, as it were to take the air, brought him to be of another mind:

Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbor cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemy, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fashions, and be partakers of their sacrifices:

So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemy, the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, to yield more aid to the king’s affairs.

And Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body, who also fearing the son of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolemy Philometor.

For Ptolemy, that was called Macron, choosing rather to do justice unto the Jews for the wrong that had been done unto them, endeavored to continue peace with them.

and accepted well of Maccabeus, made him principal governor from Ptolemais unto the Gerrenians;

came to Ptolemais: the people there were grieved for the covenants; for they stormed, because they would make their covenants void.

And one Theodotus, intending to carry out his design, took with him the bravest of the armed men who had been before committed to his trust by Ptolemy, and got through at night to the tent of Ptolemy, to kill him on his own responsibility, and so to end the war.

King Ptolemy Philopator, to the commanders and soldiers in Egypt, and in all places, health and happiness!

King Ptolemy Philopator to the commanders throughout Egypt, and to all who are set over affairs, joy and strength.

Having arrived at Ptolemais, called from the specialty of that district Rose-bearing, where the fleet, in accordance with the general wish, waited for them seven days,

For being at war with Ptolemy in Egypt, he heard that on a report of his death being spread abroad, the inhabitants of Jerusalem had exceedingly rejoiced, and he quickly marched against them.