Seron

SERON se'-ron (Seron):

"The commander of the host of Syria" of Antiochus Epiphanes, who was defeated at Beth-horon by Judas in 166 BC (1 Macc 3:13). Not a Greek name; "perhaps it represents the Phoenician Hiram" (Rawlinson, at the place).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SERON'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.