Chaereas
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
CHÆREAS (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Chereas ) held command at the fortress of Gazara, i.e. probably Jazer in the trans-Jordanic territory (see 1Ma 5:6-8 ). He was slain upon the capture of Gazara by Judas Maccabæus ( 2Ma 10:32-38 ).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
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).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
( Χαιρέας ), a brother of Timotheus, the leader of the Ammonites against Judas Maccabseus ( 1 Maccabees 5:6), who held Gazara (Jazar, 1 Maccabees 5:8), where he was slain on the capture of the fortress by the Jews ( 2 Maccabees 10:32; 2 Maccabees 10:37).
