Matt. xxii. 16, 17, 18, &c.NUMENIUS, Son of Antiochus, was sent by Jonathan Maccabeus1 to renew the Alliance made by the Jews, with the Romans and Lacedemonians. He was again commission’d for the same Purpose some Years after, by Simon Maccabeus the Brother of Jonathan2. It is not easy to know who this Numenius was, but he appears to have been a Person of great Capacity, since he was employed in such Important Negociations, which he always managed with Address. Josephus3 also mentions Letters of the Roman Senate in Favour of Johannes Hyrcanus, given in the ninth Year of his High-priesthood, wherein Numenius the Son of Antiochus is named as Ambassador from the Jews.
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