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Alexander Balas

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Alexander Balas (bā`ləs), d. 145 B.C., ruler of Syria, putative son of Antiochus IV. He seized power from his uncle Demetrius I (c.152 B.C.); Jonathan the Maccabee supported him. He died in battle against Ptolemy Philometor.
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, Demetrius I faced a usurper in Alexander Balas who claimed to be a son of Antiochus IV.
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