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SOTER Ptolemy |
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Male |
| _UID |
EB5EDAE46A24B3409BD35C547ED177F05C26 |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Notes |
- Personal name meaning, savior. Ptolemy I, surnamed Soter, called also Ptolemy Lagi, was born circa 366 BC, the son of Lagus and Arsinoe, a concubine of Philip of Macedon. He was prominent among the officers of Alexander the Great, whom he accompanied in his eastern campaigns. On the death of Alexander, Ptolemy seized the satrapy of Egypt as his share (1 Macc 1:6 ff). Now commenced the long hostilities between Egypt and Syria, Ptolemy on more than one occasion invading Syria. In 316 he joined in a war against Antigonus during which Coele-Syria and Phoenicia were lost, but in 312 regained from Demetrius the son of Antigonus. It was most probably in this year (312) that Ptolemy captured Jerusalem on a Sabbath day (Josephus, Ant., XII, i, 1), and by force or persuasion induced many Jews to accompany him to Egypt as colonists or mercenaries. His kind treatment of them induced others to leave Syria for Egypt. In 306 Ptolemy was defeated in the great naval fight off Salamis in Cyprus by which Cyprus was lost to Egypt. About this date Ptolemy assumed the title of "king," following the example of the Syrian ruler. In 305-304 he defended the Rhodians against Demetrius Poliorcetes, forcing the latter to raise the siege hence, the title Savior. In 285 BC Ptolemy abdicated in favor of his youngest son Philadelphus the son of his favorite wife Berenice and died in 283 BC. According to the usual interpretation this Philadelphus is "the king of the south" in (Dan 11:5). This Ptolemy shares with his son and successor the honor of founding the famous Alexandrian Museum and Library.
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| Person ID |
I4230 |
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| Last Modified |
30 Dec 2007 |
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