a-rī ́us, ā ́ri-us (Ἄρης, Árēs): The reading of the Vulgate (Jerome’s Latin Bible, 390-405 AD) adopted in the Revised Version for the former reading Areus and Areios of Josephus. A king of Sparta (309-265 BC) who wrote the letter to Onias, the high priest, given in 1 Maccabees 12:7, 20-23. There were two Spartan kings named Arius, and three high priests named Onias. Chronology requires the letter mentioned to have been written by Arius I to Onias I, most probably in the interval between 309 and 300 BC. See LACEDAEMONIANS.
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Arius
Bible reference(s): 1 Maccabees 12:7, 1 Maccabees 12:20
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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