Alexander Balas

Description

Pretender Seleucid king (r. 150-145 BC); courted Jonathan Maccabee with high-priestly garments and the title 'King's Friend.' Killed in Arabia after defeat by Ptolemy VI and Demetrius II.

Relationships

Family tree

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Antiochus VI Dionysus

♂

Intertestamental

Demetrius II Nicator

♂

Intertestamental

Alexander Balas

♂

Intertestamental

Ptolemy VI Philometor

♂

Intertestamental

Cleopatra Thea

♀

Intertestamental

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