PHILOPATER Ptolemy

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  • Name PHILOPATER Ptolemy 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 9841DB1616027544B243FF082FDDC453BA30 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • Personal name meaning, lover of his father. Ptolemy IV, surnamed Philopator, the eldest son of Euergetes whom he succeeded in 222 BC. Antiochus the Great of Syria declared war against Egypt about 219 BC, but, after conquering Coele-Syria and Phoenicia, he was defeated by Philopator at the battle of Raphia near Gaza (217 BC). On his victorious return to Alexandria, Philopator assumed a very anti-Jewish attitude, and indeed caused discontent generally among his subjects. In spite of the victory of Raphia, Egypt began to decline under his weakness. He was as dissolute as Nero, while his domestic tragedies are as dark as those of Herod the Great. He died in 205 BC. Dan 11:10-12 refers to the reign of Philopator. He was most probably the oppressor of 3 Macc.

      Dan 11:10-12
    Person ID I4503  z-Bible Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2007 

    Family ID F1839  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2019