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LASTHENES

(Gk. Lasthenēs)

A Cretan who furnished Demetrius II with mercenaries in his struggle with Alexander Balas for the Seleucid throne (Josephus Ant. 13.4.3 [86)]. In return, Demetrius gave Lasthenes a prominent position in the kingdom, perhaps the governorship of Coele-syria or chief minister. References to a letter from Demetrius to Lasthenes (1 Macc. 11:30-37; Ant. 13.4.3 [126-29]) testify to his importance in the Seleucid government. In the letter, Demetrius informs him of policy changes between the Seleucids and Jonathan, the Hasmonean high priest.

Rodney A. Werline






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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