Bacenor

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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

Bacenor . An officer of Judas Maccabæus ( 2Ma 12:35 ).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]

(Βακήνωρ; Vulg. Bacenor ), apparently a captain of horse in the army of Judas Maccabeus, to whose detachment Dositheus belonged ( 2 Maccabees 12:35); or possibly it may have been only the title of one of the Jewish companies or squadrons.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]

ba -sē´nor Βακήνωρ , Bakḗnōr ̌ : An officer in the army of Judas Maccabee engaged in war against Gorgias, governor of Idumaea (2 Macc 12:35). Compare Ant , XlI, viii, 6.

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