Abubus
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Abubus, also spelt Abobus or Abobi, was the father of Ptolemy
. He is mentioned only in the first book of the Maccabees
and , wherein Ptolemy invites Simon Maccabaeus
and his two sons, Mattathias and Judas, to a banquet, subsequently killing them.
Ptolemy (son of Abubus)
Ptolemy was the son of Abubus.-History:He was appointed governor of the Jericho region of Israel by the Seleucid king, Antiochus VII Sidetes, and married a daughter of Simon Maccabaeus, military commander of the Maccabees and founder of Israel's Hasmonean dynasty. He held a banquet for...
. He is mentioned only in the first book of the Maccabees
1 Maccabees
The First book of Maccabees is a book written in Hebrew by a Jewish author after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom, about the latter part of the 2nd century BC. The original Hebrew is lost and the most important surviving version is the Greek translation contained in the Septuagint...
and , wherein Ptolemy invites Simon Maccabaeus
Simon Maccabaeus
Simon Thassi was the second son of Mattathias and thus a member of the Hasmonean family. The name "Thassi" has an uncertain meaning...
and his two sons, Mattathias and Judas, to a banquet, subsequently killing them.