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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_537" />
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_537" />
<p> <translit> ag´a </translit> - <translit> ba </translit> : A fortress in [[Judea.]] The first of 22 "strong places" which by its commander Galestus was given over to Aristobulus, the son of [[Alexander]] Janneus and Alexandra, when he (his mother, the queen, being dangerously ill) attempted to get control of the [[Judean]] government ( <i> Ant. </i> , <links> XIII </links> , xvi, 5). </p>
<p> '''''ag´a''''' -'''''ba''''' : A fortress in [[Judea.]] The first of 22 "strong places" which by its commander Galestus was given over to Aristobulus, the son of [[Alexander]] Janneus and Alexandra, when he (his mother, the queen, being dangerously ill) attempted to get control of the [[Judean]] government ( <i> Ant. </i> , Xiii , xvi, 5). </p>


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