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Already in time past a letter was sent to Onias the high priest from Arius, who was king among you, stating that you are our brethren, as the appended copy shows. (1 Maccabees 12, 7)
Onias welcomed the envoy with honor, and received the letter, which contained a clear declaration of alliance and friendship. (1 Maccabees 12, 8)
This is a copy of the letter which they sent to Onias: (1 Maccabees 12, 19)
"Arius, king of the Spartans, to Onias the high priest, greeting. (1 Maccabees 12, 20)
While the holy city was inhabited in unbroken peace and the laws were very well observed because of the piety of the high priest Onias and his hatred of wickedness, (2 Maccabees 3, 1)
and when he could not prevail over Onias he went to Apollonius of Tarsus, who at that time was governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia. (2 Maccabees 3, 5)
Quickly some of Heliodorus' friends asked Onias to call upon the Most High and to grant life to one who was lying quite at his last breath. (2 Maccabees 3, 31)
While the high priest was making the offering of atonement, the same young men appeared again to Heliodorus dressed in the same clothing, and they stood and said, "Be very grateful to Onias the high priest, since for his sake the Lord has granted you your life. (2 Maccabees 3, 33)
Then Heliodorus offered sacrifice to the Lord and made very great vows to the Savior of his life, and having bidden Onias farewell, he marched off with his forces to the king. (2 Maccabees 3, 35)
The previously mentioned Simon, who had informed about the money against his own country, slandered Onias, saying that it was he who had incited Heliodorus and had been the real cause of the misfortune. (2 Maccabees 4, 1)
Onias recognized that the rivalry was serious and that Apollonius, the son of Menestheus and governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, was intensifying the malice of Simon. (2 Maccabees 4, 4)
When Seleucus died and Antiochus who was called Epiphanes succeeded to the kingdom, Jason the brother of Onias obtained the high priesthood by corruption, (2 Maccabees 4, 7)
