Cleopatra (I)

I. CLEOPATRA, the Daughter of Antiochus the Great, and Wife of Ptolemy Epiphanes King of Egypt. Antiochus the Great having formed the design of making himself Master of Egypt, gave his Daughter Cleopatra in Marriage to the young King Ptolemy, with hopes that she would espouse his interest, and so render the conquest of her Husband’s Kingdom more easy to him: But it fell out quite otherwise. Cleopatra preferr’d the Interest of her Husband to the unjust views of her Father¹. We are of opinion, that this Princess is described in these words of Daniel; He shall Dan. xi. 17.be confirmed in his design of getting possession of the whole kingdom belonging to the king of the South, the King of Egypt, he shall pretend to act uprightly with him; he shall give him his daughter (Cleopatra) in marriage, in order to destroy him: But she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.

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