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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 11:17

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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11:17 Antiochus III formed an alliance with Ptolemy V by giving his daughter, Cleopatra I, to Ptolemy V in marriage. Antiochus hoped to overthrow Egypt from within, but his plan failed when his daughter became loyal to Egypt, and Egypt formed an alliance with Rome.
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