1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| II Maccabees 13:24 | He embraced Machabeus, and made him governor and prince from Ptolemais unto the Gerrenians. | Gerrenians. Gerrus was on the frontiers of Egypt. (Ptol.) --- It was formerly called Gerara, Genesis 20:1. The successors of Judas afterwards possessed this government. (Calmet) --- Greek, "He made Hegemonides governor from," etc. (Usher, the year [of the world] 3841.) |