Ptolemy Philadelphus
Ptolemaic king of Egypt who commissioned the translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek through seventy-two interpreters chosen by the high priest Eleazar, producing the Septuagint.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— The 70 Translators answered his many questions from traditions of Moses
"the Seventy Translators answered the many questions of Ptolemy Philadelphus"
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The Septuagint Translation and Greek Translators
— 250 years before Christ, chose through Eleazar the high priest 72 interpreters to translate OT from Hebrew to Greek
"did He put it into the mind of Ptolemy Philadelphus, son of Ptolemy Lagus"
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Moses as the Most Ancient Theologian, Philosopher, Poet, and Historian
— Having heard the law of Moses, asked Demetrius why no historian mentioned so great a work
"Ptolemy Philadelphus (as Aristeas testifies in his work on the 72 Translators)"
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— Aristeas was his envoy
"the envoy of Ptolemy Philadelphus"