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Toubias
3rd Century BCE
Little is known about Toubias (spelled Tobias in Latin and Tobiah in Hebrew), a Jewish financial officer who served under the Ptolemaic administration. He likely served as a military commander for the Ptolemies in Transjordan. If an account by Josephus is to be believed, Toubias was the father of Joseph, founder of the prominent Tobiad clan.
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A Letter to Apollonius from Toubias
Toubias to Apollonios greeting. On the tenth of Xandikos I sent Aineias our servant, bringing the gifts for the king which you wrote and asked me to send in the month of Xandikos: two horses, six dogs…
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Judea under Ptolemaic and Seleucid Rule
3rd–1st Centuries BCE
Conflicts between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid dynasties shaped ancient Judea and eventually led to the Hasmonean revolt.