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Amathitis
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(Ἀμαθῖτις , Eng. Vers. "Amathis"), a district to the north of Palestine, in which Jonathan Maccabaeus met the forces of Demetrius (1 Maccabees 12:25); not around the city AMATHUS (See AMATHUS) (q.v.) beyond the Jordan (Josephus, Ant. 13, 13, 3; War, 1, 4, 3); but the neighborhood of the metropolis Amath or HAMATH (See HAMATH) (q.v.), on the Orontes (Drusius; Michaelis, in loc. Maccabees). So the Sept. Gives Ἀμαθί for הֲמָתַי in Genesis 10:17.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Amathitis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/amathitis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Amathitis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/amathitis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
