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Ptolemy left Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra in the year one hundred and sixty-two, and arrived at Ptolemais. (1 Maccabees 10, 57)
But the king of Egypt assembled an army as numerous as the sands of the seashore, with many ships, for he intended to trick Alexander, take his kingdom and add it to his own. (1 Maccabees 11, 1)
Ptolemy then entered Antioch and took for himself the crown of Asia. So he held two kingdoms: the kingdom of Egypt and the kingdom of Asia. (1 Maccabees 11, 13)
He also appointed Jonathan's brother Simon as general from the Ladder of Tyre to the frontiers of Egypt. (1 Maccabees 11, 59)
Greetings to our brothers, the Jews in Egypt, from their brothers, the Jews in Jerusalem and in the region of Judea - may you have peace and happiness. (2 Maccabees 1, 1)
The inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judea, their senators and Judas, to Aristobulus, teacher of King Ptolemy, belonging to the family of the anointed priests, and to the Jews in Egypt: greetings and prosperity. (2 Maccabees 1, 10)
Antiochus had sent Apollonius, son of Menestheus, to Egypt to represent him in the enthronement of King Philometor. But when Antiochus learned that Philometor had become his political adversary, Antiochus was worried about his own safety. (2 Maccabees 4, 21)
By this time, Antiochus was preparing a second expedition against Egypt. (2 Maccabees 5, 1)
Finally, he had a very unfortunate end. Accused before Aretas, the king of the Arabs, fleeing from city to city, pursued by all, scorned as a renegade from the law and hated as the executioner of his country and fellow citizens, he was banished to Egypt. (2 Maccabees 5, 8)
When news of these events reached the king, he thought that the whole of Judea had risen in rebellion. He became furious and, leaving Egypt, went to take Jerusalem by force. (2 Maccabees 5, 11)
His companion, Philip, brought his body and then withdrew to Egypt to the court of Ptolemy Philometor, because he feared the son of Antiochus. (2 Maccabees 9, 29)
On that day Yahweh will whistle for flies from the farthest streams of Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria. (Isaiah 7, 18)
