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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50224" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50224" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> CENDEBÆUS </strong> . A general of [[Antiochus]] VII. Sidetes, who was given the command of the sea-coast, and sent with an army into [[Palestine]] in order to enforce the claims of Antiochus against Simon Maccabæus. In a battle which took place in a plain not far from [[Modin]] the [[Jews]] gained a complete victory over Cendebæus, and pursued the [[Syrians]] as far as [[Kidron]] and the neighbourhood of [[Ashdod]] ( 1Ma 15:38; 1Ma 16:9; cf. Jos. [Note: Josephus.] <em> Ant </em> . XIII. vii. 3). </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31322" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31322" /> == | ||
<p> (Κενδεβαίος )'','' a general left by Antiochus | <p> (Κενδεβαίος )'','' a general left by Antiochus VII (q.v.) in command (στρατηγός v. r. ἐπιστρατηγός and ὑποστρατηγός ) of the sea-board (παραλίας ) of Palestine ( 1 [[Maccabees]] 15:38 sq.) after the defeat of Tryphon, B.C. 138. He fortified [[Kedron]] (q.v.) and harassed the Jews for some time, but was afterwards defeated by [[Judas]] and John, the sons of Simon Maccabaeus, with great loss ( 1 Maccabees 16:1-10). The account of [[Josephus]] (Ant. 13:7, 3; War, 1:2, 2) is somewhat different. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2462" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2462" /> == | ||
<p> '''''sen''''' -'''''de''''' -'''''bē´us''''' ( Κενδεβαῖος , <i> '''''Kendebaı́os''''' </i> ; the King James Version Cendebeus ): | <p> '''''sen''''' -'''''de''''' -'''''bē´us''''' ( Κενδεβαῖος , <i> '''''Kendebaı́os''''' </i> ; the King James Version Cendebeus ): A general of Antiochus Vii who was appointed "captain of the seacoast" of Palestine (1 Macc 15:38ff) after the defeat of [[Tryphon]] by Antiochus 138 bc. He fortified Kedron and harassed the Jews in various ways. As Simon Maccabeus was too old to attack [[Cendebaeus]] in person he sent his two eldest sons, Judas and John, who defeated him with great loss at Modin (1 Macc 16:1-10). </p> | ||
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