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'''Ptolemy III Euergetes''' was King of Egypt, from 246 BCE to 222 BCE. | '''Ptolemy III Euergetes''' was King of Egypt, from 246 BCE to 222 BCE. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ptolemy III Euergetes, the eldest son and successor of [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]], was the third ruler of the [[Ptolemaic Kings|Ptolemaic dynasty]]. | Ptolemy III Euergetes, the eldest son and successor of [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]], was the third ruler of the [[Ptolemaic Kings|Ptolemaic dynasty]]. | ||
He married [[Berenice II]]. | |||
He fought successfully against the Seleucids in the so-called Third Syrian War. | He fought successfully against the Seleucids in the so-called Third Syrian War. | ||
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====Ptolemy III Euergetes and the Jews==== | ====Ptolemy III Euergetes and the Jews==== | ||
As king of Egypt, Ptolemy III ruled over the land of Israel. | |||
As king of Egypt, Ptolemy III ruled over the land of Israel. | |||
No event is recorded in his relation with the Jews, either in Jerusalem or Alexandria. | |||
==Ptolemy III Euergetes in Second Temple sources== | ==Ptolemy III Euergetes in Second Temple sources== | ||
Ptolemy III is not mentioned by Josephus, and only alluded in the Book of Daniel (9:7-9). | Ptolemy III is not mentioned by Josephus, and only alluded in the Book of Daniel (9:7-9). | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:40, 27 July 2012
Ptolemy III Euergetes was King of Egypt, from 246 BCE to 222 BCE.
Overview
Ptolemy III Euergetes, the eldest son and successor of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, was the third ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
He married Berenice II.
He fought successfully against the Seleucids in the so-called Third Syrian War.
Ptolemy III was succeeded by his son Ptolemy IV Philopator.
Ptolemy III Euergetes and the Jews
As king of Egypt, Ptolemy III ruled over the land of Israel.
No event is recorded in his relation with the Jews, either in Jerusalem or Alexandria.
Ptolemy III Euergetes in Second Temple sources
Ptolemy III is not mentioned by Josephus, and only alluded in the Book of Daniel (9:7-9).
Ptolemy III Euergetes in Scholarship
Ptolemy III Euergetes in Fiction
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