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<p> '''''kē´rē̇''''' -'''''as''''' ( Χαιρέας , <i> '''''Chairéas''''' </i> ; the King James Version [[Chereas]] ): [[Brother]] of Timotheus, the [[Ammonite]] leader against [[Judas]] Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:6). He held the fortress of [[Gazara]] (the "Jazer" of 1 Macc 5:8) to which [[Timotheus]] fled from Judas. The latter pursued him and captured the fortress after a vigorous siege. In the slaughter which followed the two brothers, [[Chaereas]] and Timotheus, were killed (2 Macc 10:32, 37). </p> | |||
<p> '''''kē´rē̇''''' -'''''as''''' ( Χαιρέας , <i> '''''Chairéas''''' </i> ; the King James Version Chereas ): Brother of Timotheus, the Ammonite leader against Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:6). He held the fortress of Gazara (the "Jazer" of 1 Macc 5:8) to which Timotheus fled from Judas. The latter pursued him and captured the fortress after a vigorous siege. In the slaughter which followed the two brothers, Chaereas and Timotheus, were killed (2 Macc 10:32, 37). </p | |||
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kē´rē̇ -as ( Χαιρέας , Chairéas ; the King James Version Chereas ): Brother of Timotheus, the Ammonite leader against Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:6). He held the fortress of Gazara (the "Jazer" of 1 Macc 5:8) to which Timotheus fled from Judas. The latter pursued him and captured the fortress after a vigorous siege. In the slaughter which followed the two brothers, Chaereas and Timotheus, were killed (2 Macc 10:32, 37).
