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'''Ptolemy IV Philopator''' was King of Egypt, from 221 BCE to 205 BCE.
 
==Overview==
 
Ptolemy IV Philopator was the son and successor of [[Ptolemy III Euergetes]]. He was the fourth ruler of the  [[Ptolemaic Kings|Ptolemaic dynasty]].
 
Until he lived, he was able to repel the attacks of the Seleucid King [[Antiochus III the Great]], whom he defeated in the battle of Raphia in 217 BCE.
 
At his death, he was succeeded by his son [[Ptolemy V Epiphanes]].
 
====Ptolemy IV Philopator and the Jews====
 
As king of Egypt, Ptolemy IV ruled over the land of Israel.
 
According to 3 Maccabees, in the aftermath of the battle of Raphia Ptolemy IV visited Jerusalem, where he made an attempt to enter the Temple. Back in Alexandria the king was protagonist of a persecution against the local Jewish population. In both cases, his wishes and orders could not be carried out only because of divine intervention.
 
==Ptolemy IV Philopator in Second Temple sources==
 
==Ptolemy IV Philopator in Scholarship==
 
==Ptolemy IV Philopator in Fiction==
 
==Related categories==
 
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_IV_Philopator Wikipedia]




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