In B.C. 164 he, together with his ward, fell into the hands of Demetrius Soter, who put them both
to death. 1Macc 7:2-4; 2Macc 14:2.
Lysias Claudius
a chief captain of the band, that is, tribune of the Roman cohort who rescued St. Paul from the
hands of the infuriated mob at Jerusalem, and sent him under a guard to Felix, the governor or
proconsul of Caesarea. (Acts 21:31) seq.; Acts 23:26; 24:7 (A.D. 55.)
Lysimachus
“a son of Ptolemaeus of Jerusalem,” the Greek translator of the book of Esther. Comp. (Esther
9:20)
Lystra
This place has two points of interest in connection respectively with St. Paul’s first and second
missionary Journeys: (1) as the place where divine honors were offered to him, and where he was
presently stoned, (Acts 14:1) ... (2) as the home of his chosen companion and fellow missionary
Timotheus. (Acts 16:1) Lystra was in the eastern part of the great plain of Lycaonia, and its site
may be identified with the ruins called Bin-bir-Kilisseh, at the base of a conical mountain of volcanic
structure, named the Karadagh.
Maacah
(oppression).
•The mother of Absalom; also called Maachah. (2 Samuel 3:3)
•Maacah, or (in (1 Chronicles 19:6,7)) Maachah, a small kingdom in close proximity to Palestine
which appears to have lain outside Argob, (3:14) and Bashun. (Joshua 12:5) The Ammonite war
was the only occasion on which the Maacathites came into contact with Israel when their king
assisted the Ammonites against Joab with a force which he led himself. (2 Samuel 10:6,8; 1
Chronicles 19:7)
Maachah
(oppression).
•The daughter of Nahor by his concubine Beumah. (Genesis 22:24)
•The father of Achish who was king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon’s reign. (1 Kings 2:39)
•The daughter, or more probably granddaughter, of Absalom named after his mother; the third and
favorite wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijah. (1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22) The
mother of Abijah is elsewhere called “Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah.” (2 Chronicles
13:2) During the reign of her grandson Asa she occupied at the court of Judah the high position
of “king’s mother,” comp. (1 Kings 15:13) but when he came of age she was removed because of
her idolatrous habits. (2 Chronicles 15:16)
•The concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron. (1 Chronicles 2:48)
•The daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, and mother of Absalom (1 Chronicles 3:2) also called
Maacah in Authorized Version of (2 Samuel 3:3)
•The wife of Machir the Manassite. (1 Chronicles 7:15,16)
•The wife of Jehiel, father or founder of Gibeon. (1 Chronicles 8:20; 9:35)
•The father of Hanan, one of the heroes of David body-guard. (2 Chronicles 11:43)
•A Simeonite, father of Sephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 27:16)