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Then as soon as Jonathan had entered Ptolemais, the men of the city closed the gates and seized him; all who had entered with him, they killed with the sword. (1 Maccabees 12, 48)
Then Trypho moved from Ptolemais with a large army to invade the land of Judah, bringing Jonathan with him as a prisoner. (1 Maccabees 13, 12)
At the suggestion of the citizens of Ptolemais, a decree was issued ordering the neighboring Greek cities to act in the same way against the Jews: oblige them to partake of the sacrifices, (2 Maccabees 6, 8)
He approved of Maccabeus and left him as military and civil governor of the territory from Ptolemais to the region of the Gerrenes. (2 Maccabees 13, 24)
When he came to Ptolemais, the people of that city were angered by the peace treaty; in fact they were so indignant that they wanted to annul its provisions. (2 Maccabees 13, 25)
We continued the voyage and came from Tyre to Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed a day with them. (Acts 21, 7)